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单词 guardrails
释义

guardrail

noun

guard·​rail ˈgärd-ˌrāl How to pronounce guardrail (audio)
: a railing guarding usually against danger
especially : a barrier placed along the edge of a highway at dangerous points

Synonyms

  • balustrade
  • banister
  • bannister
  • rail
  • railing
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Example Sentences

the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail
Recent Examples on the Web The woman was headed west on Route 60 when her car struck a guardrail on the north side of the road. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Senior Trooper Justin O’Neal said Lancaster was driving a 1984 Mack dump truck that left the road, struck a guardrail and overturned in a creek. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 7 June 2022 LeBoeuf's 2014 Ford Escape eventually struck a guardrail and got a flat tire before coming to a stop, according to a police report. Jon Brown, Fox News, 28 Apr. 2022 The impact caused the Buick to strike the guardrail. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2022 According to the report, the front left tire of his Ford Explorer popped causing the car to crash into an inside guardrail. Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022 Several moments later, Fred Neace of the Jackson Police Department announced to the crowd that a guardrail on the bridge over Troublesome Creek had busted, and water was at the doorstep of the Haddix Food Mart. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2022 The Via Rancho Parkway on-ramp to south I-15 was closed so repairs could be made to the guardrail, officials said. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2022 That’s when an arm pops out of the gap and grabs the guardrail. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

guardrails

noun

plural of guardrail
as in railings
a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • railings
  • rails
  • balustrades
  • banisters
  • bannisters
  • handrails
  • fenders
  • taffrails
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