guardrail
noun
guard·rail
ˈgärd-ˌrāl 
: a railing guarding usually against danger
especially
: a barrier placed along the edge of a highway at dangerous points
Examples of guardrail in a Sentence
the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the best that any of us can do is to mind the guardrails that can keep us out of trouble.
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According to the warrant affidavit, Stonier then passed the dump truck and struck a guardrail before continuing north.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the best that any of us can do is to mind the guardrails that can keep us out of trouble.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Without such guardrails, well-meaning AI initiatives quickly fall prey to chaos and inconsistency.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
According to the warrant affidavit, Stonier then passed the dump truck and struck a guardrail before continuing north.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardrail. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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guardrail
noun
guard·rail
ˈgär-ˌdrāl
: a protective railing placed along dangerous areas (as of a road)
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