barrier reef barrier pillar • barrier strip · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · barrier reef · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore. Synonyms: barrier reef. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 i latin small letter i U+0069 r latin small letter r U+0072