guardrail

noun

guard·rail | \ ˈgärd-ˌrāl

Definition of guardrail

: a railing guarding usually against danger especially : a barrier placed along the edge of a highway at dangerous points

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Examples of guardrail in a Sentence

the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail

Recent Examples on the Web Tinsley eventually crossed the border into Vermont, and officers noticed a section of guardrail near the interstate had been damaged. — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 5 Jan. 2022 The recruit‘s car then veered to the left and struck a guardrail, according to the California Highway Patrol, which responded to the crash. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2022 Troopers said Ashe was driving a 2004 Peterbilt tractor-trailer that left the roadway, struck a guardrail and then a bridge. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 2 Dec. 2021 Adding to the excitement was the lack of guardrail, just a lot of Texas over the top. — Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver, 7 July 2021 The driver reportedly slid off the roadway due to weather conditions, hit a guardrail and was blocking traffic. — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021 The driver was found to have struck a traffic sign and a guardrail and was arrested for impaired driving and reasonable control. — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021 And that the clear, allied message on the scale and range of sanctions being readied will provide a guardrail against an invasion. — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2021 That provides the perfect segue to our second guardrail: Focusing only on advertising in the metaverse may not maximize results for most companies. — Ariane Lafolie, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2021

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