Schranke

Meaning

1. (feminine) gate (barrier that can be pulled or moved up to allow passage)
2. (broadly,feminine) a level crossing with such a gate
3. (feminine,figuratively) some other kind of barrier or limit

Concepts

barrier

end

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limit

perimeter

frontier

border

boundary

gate

bounds

bar

railing

limits

parapet

bound

balustrade

obstacle

annoyance

barrier

banisters

barricade

bother

disadvantage

drawback

encumbrance

fence

grid

impediment

inconvenience

obstruction

enclosing wall

crossing gate

yett

boom barrier

Synonyms

Grenze

Balustrade

Geländer

Hürde

Gehege

Barriere

Sperre

Schlagbaum

Zaun

Hindernis

Hecke

Absperrung

Limit

Begrenzung

Brüstung

Säulengeländer

Stützgeländer

Einschränkung

Einfriedung

Mauer

Nachteil

Bahnschranke

Barren

Schutz

Bar

Stab

Staket

Stange

Stift

Lehmgrube

Theke

Umzäunung

Ungemach

Wall

Grenzgebiet

Ende

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Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃʁaŋkə/

Etymology

From Middle High German schranke, related to Old High German firskrenken (“to prevent”), German schränken (“to put or pile things crosswise”), from Proto-Germanic *skrankaz (“barrier, grid”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”).