tilt barrier
- noun
- Archaic
:
barrera de inclinación
- During the tournament, the tilt barrier ensured that the knights charged safely without veering into each other's path.
Examples
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The museum's replica of a tilt barrier demonstrates how jousting matches were organized in medieval times.
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Without a tilt barrier, early jousts could become dangerously chaotic and unpredictable.
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The knight's lance struck the tilt barrier with a loud crack.
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During the tournament, each competitor adjusted their tilt barrier carefully.
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During the tournament, the tilt barrier kept the knights aligned and safe as they competed in jousting.
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The historical exhibit featured a tilt barrier, illustrating its important role in jousting events.
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With the tilt barrier in place, the jousting match proceeded smoothly without any dangerous collisions.
Synonyms
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A thing that blocks movement or keeps places apart
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun composition: 'tilt' (a joust) + 'barrier' (an obstacle), so the meaning 'a barrier used in jousting' is directly derivable from the constituents. While 'tilt' in the sense 'joust' is somewhat specialized/archaic, if a learner knows that sense the compound follows normal compositional patterns and is transparent.
Etymology
Tilt barrier comes from old jousting matches called tilts. In a tilt, a wooden barrier ran between the riders to keep them riding straight and to stop their horses from crashing, so tilt barrier now means the fence used to keep a joust safe.