guardrail
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balustrade, banister (also bannister), rail, railing
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The sofa also includes a ladder to the top bunk, with guardrails on the side of the mattress (so no one takes a tumble off the top). — Maya Mcdowell, House Beautiful, "Every Apartment Needs A Sofa That Transforms Into A Bunk Bed," 28 Jan. 2019 Views are arranged through turnstiles, paths, guardrails, signs and walls. — New York Times, "Take a Photo Here," 27 June 2018 All three got out and two jumped over a guardrail and ran down an embankment that leads into railroad tracks. — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, "Trio pistol-whipped, tied up Cleveland teen," 15 May 2018 The suspect soon lost control of the car on an exit ramp and crashed head-on into a guardrail. — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, "Suspected DUI car thief dove into canal to try to escape police after wreck," 27 July 2018 All of this leaves Trump relying on his gut and without the guardrails that kept him in line during his first year. — Philip Elliott, Time, "Why President Trump Fired Rex Tillerson," 13 Mar. 2018 The motorcycle hit the guardrail, causing the rider to go over it, a State Patrol trooper said. — Asia Fields, The Seattle Times, "Motorcyclist dies after hitting guardrail on I-5 ramp in Seattle," 30 Aug. 2018 When the patrol car began to pursue them, both bikers began to flee, with one continuing down the highway as Knab turned onto an exit ramp onto Transit Road in Depew, lost control and hit a guardrail, police said. — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, "New York motorcyclist crashes and dies trying to outrun police," 3 Aug. 2018 The Constitution’s guardrails are especially important when passions are high and political mobs want heads on pikes. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Barr for the Presidency," 15 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'guardrail.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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