guardrail

See also: guard-rail and guard rail

English

Alternative forms

guard rail

Etymology

guard +‎ rail

Noun

guardrail (plural guardrails)

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

Synonyms

crash barrier
guard railing
guide board
guide rail
side rail
traffic barrier

Translations

rail set alongside a dangerous place

Bulgarian: парапет (bg) m (parapet)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 護欄, 护栏 (hùlán)
Czech: zábradlí n, zábradlí n pl
Dutch: vangrail (nl) m or f
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: suojakaide
French: garde-fou (fr) m, garde-corps (fr) m, glissière de sécurité (fr) f (automotive)

German: Geländer (de) n (generic), Leitplanke (de) f (automotive), Schutzplanke (de) f (automotive, officialese), Leitlinie (de) f (figurative)
Hungarian: szalagkorlát n
Italian: barriera di protezione f (automotive)
Japanese: ガードレール (ja) (gādorēru)
Norwegian: gelender n, rekkverk n
Portuguese: guard-rail m
Russian: огражде́ние (ru) n (ograždénije)
Spanish: guardarraíl m (automotive), quitamiedos m (automotive)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English guardrail.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡarˈdrɛi̯l/, [ɡär̺ˈd̪r̺ɛi̯l̺]
Hyphenation: guard‧rail

Noun

guardrail m (invariable)

guardrail

Anagrams

guardarli

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