guardrail

See also: guard-rail and guard rail

English

Alternative forms

• guard rail

Etymology

guard +‎ rail

Noun

guardrail (plural guardrails)

1. 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), 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, turvakaide
• French: garde-fou (fr) m, garde-corps (fr) m, glissière de sécurité (fr) f (automotive)
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• 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 (es) m (automotive)

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Italian

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) Borrowed from English guardrail.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

guardrail m (uncountable)

1. guardrail

Anagrams

• guardarli