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guardrail.

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

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɑɹdˌɹeɪl/General-American
  1. A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.

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

    Canada · US
  3. Any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes.

    broadly · figuratively
  4. Synonym of check rail.

Where this word comes from

From guard + rail.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.