Meaning

4 senses
  1. A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.

    Geländer, Leitplanke, Schutzplanke

    огражде́ниеograždénije

    a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety

  2. A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.

    (Canada, US)A strengthened barrier installed on the sides of a (usually major) road to keep vehicles on the highway and reduce the risk and/or impact of crashes.

  3. (broadly, figuratively)Any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes.

    Leitplanke, Leitlinie

  4. Synonym of check rail.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. We saw bent and twisted guardrails.

  2. The car ran into a guardrail.

  3. The gazelle jumped the guardrail and disappeared.

  4. There are no guardrails in this part of the highway.

  5. There are no guardrails in this section of the highway.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
rail set alongside a dangerous place:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
rail set alongside a dangerous place:
figurative: any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes:

Origin

From guard + rail.

From guard + rail.

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Forms

plural: guardrails

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety:safety rail

Word family

2 related words
Relatedfail-safe

See also

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