crash barrier

noun

British

: a strong metal bar along the side of a road that prevents vehicles from driving off the road : guardrail

Examples of crash barrier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

Their car came off the road and hit a crash barrier, according to the newspaper. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026

That almost didn’t happen, until qualifying was interrupted with a red flag caused by an uncharacteristic crash for four-time world champion Max Verstappen, who ended up in a crash barrier right at the start of his first flying lap. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 9 Mar. 2026

After a countdown, the car slammed into the crash barrier with a violent bang, so hard that the child-sized dummy's hand was flung out the rear window. — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 3 Feb. 2026

The cop told me to turn around and step over the crash barrier. — Hugo Hamilton, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024

There is almost nowhere to launch an attack, cars slow down heading into every anxiety-inducing turn close to a crash barrier, and strategy is reduced to a minimum. — Jerome Pugmire, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024

Just ask Lando Norris about this—the low temperature was a factor in causing his McLaren to bottom out on a bump on the track, which sent him violently into a crash barrier and then to a hospital for precautionary checks. — Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023

Rhymes for crash barrier

• carrier
• noncarrier