boom barrier

A bar or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass.

plural of boom barrier

plural of book-word

Alternative form of book word

(linguistics) A word that is encountered in writing but not usually in speech, which people may therefore not know how to pronounce (correctly).

plural of book word

(economics, finance, business) Featuring or characterized by a boom and bust cycle in a market or an economy, in which rapid price increase is followed by falling prices or recession.

Alternative form of boom and bust, a pattern of great prosperity followed by recession

Alternative form of boom-and-bust, featuring or characterized by a boom and bust cycle