Guardrail

Word GUARDRAIL
Character 9
Hyphenation guard rail
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Definitions and meanings of "Guardrail"

What do we mean by guardrail?

A protective railing, as on a staircase or along a highway. noun

On a railway-track, an additional rail placed beside the rail in service, either with the object of receiving the wheel in case it should leave the track or of preventing the wheel from leaving the track. noun

Nautical, a fore-and-aft timber bolted on the outside of the covering-board or plank-sheer on steam-vessels navigating harbors, lakes, and rivers, to act as a fender when lying alongside of other vessels, or when made fast to a dock. Sometimes a second guardrail is carried along the sides just above the water, and is then called a bilge guard-rail. noun

A railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety. noun

A rail placed alongside a dangerous place in order to improve safety. noun

A railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety noun

A rail set alongside a dangerous place in order to improve safety.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Guardrail

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The word "guardrail" in example sentences

The guardrail is a long stretch of wooden railing that divides the Robert Moses Parkway and Whirlpool Street running from Main Street near the Rainbow Bridge to Ontario Avenue near the Whirlpool Bridge in the North End. The commission consists of a 20-person board along with countless boosters and volunteers.

Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley said he is open to discussing the matter, but "it's hard to say" if a guardrail is a good idea. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I can sometimes run off on tangents if I don't have a "guardrail" in place. ❋ Jess Granger (2009)

Empty shells turned out to be quite abundant among the grass along the metal guardrail separating us from the highway. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

RicardoArduengo/Associated Press A road guardrail could be seen just above floodwaters as La Plata River overflowed its banks Tuesday, the day after Irene hit Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. ❋ Unknown (2011)

There was no guardrail above the sharp embankment and no smashed girders or snapped posts. ❋ Kilean Kennedy (2011)

After making the steep, slippery and often spray-drenched climb along the aptly named Mist Trail to 317-foot-tall Vernal Fall, the trio crossed a metal guardrail placed to keep visitors away from the swift-moving water and were seen entering the water approximately 25 feet from the precipice, National Park Service spokesman Scott Gediman said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He jumped to his feet and leapt over the guardrail, flailing momentarily in midair before landing hard on the deck. ❋ Howard Gordon (2011)

I nearly put him into the guardrail for his trouble. ❋ Charlie Cole (2011)

Our barely-there road takes us past dramatic, sun-dappled valleys and leads us up Technicolor cliffs with nary a guardrail. ❋ Sara Ruffin Costello (2011)

Seven miles out of Crescent, however, her car went off the road, skidded for a hundred yards, hit a guardrail, and plunged off the embankment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Eventually, I spotted them on damp soil inside the cavities around the bases of the guardrail posts. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

Police in Clinton say a 500-pound moose fell 18 feet to its death when it apparently leaped a guardrail on an Interstate 95 overpass and landed on Hinckley Road. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He stopped and took out another section of guardrail. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The huge power chair now flipped like a toy -- the van rammed into the guardrail with a terrific impact -- one wheel bent the rail, hanging over the abyss. ❋ Don C. Reed (2011)

They were sitting in front of the fire house drinking beer when the tractor trailer jackknifed through the guardrail. ❋ Gary Moshimer (2011)

The year's racing by, full tilt -- fasten your seatbelts, the car's swerving close to the guardrail, the chase is on, the views panoramic, the cliffs steep. ❋ Nathan Currier (2012)

He dragged the section of guardrail out of the way, eyes sharp. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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