guardrail

guard·rail | \ ˈgärd-ˌrāl

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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 Piringer said the truck crashed into a guardrail and that with the rain, there is low visibility and wet roads. — Washington Post, "Outer loop of Beltway closed after tractor-trailer crash," 30 Nov. 2020 The sport's technical director, Ross Brawn, has called out the penetration of the guardrail as something that definitely requires more analysis. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "How Romain Grosjean walked away from F1’s scariest crash in decades," 30 Nov. 2020 Two teenagers and a woman were killed and two people were hospitalized in critical condition early Monday after a car crashed into a guardrail on the southbound 110 Freeway at the 105 Freeway, authorities said. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, "3 teens dead, 2 seriously injured after car slams into guardrail on 110 Freeway," 23 Nov. 2020 The southbound vehicle crashed into a guardrail on the Cincinnati-Dayton Road exit ramp, deputies reported. — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, "Sheriff: Carjacking, theft, chases on I-75 involved 4 juveniles," 21 Nov. 2020 Further inspection also revealed that the falling tree had damaged a section of guardrail along the west side of River Road. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, "Watch out for falling trees: Hunting Valley Police Blotter," 5 Sep. 2020 The driver was westbound on I-10 and had exited toward South Claiborne Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. when his Jeep Wrangler vaulted the guardrail, flipped and landed on a lower ramp, police said. — Staff Report, NOLA.com, "Vehicle vaults I-10 guardrail at Superdome, killing driver, New Orleans police say," 7 Nov. 2020 Meyer's vehicle struck a guardrail and a light post and Meyer was ejected from the vehicle, police said. — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, "Police: 89-year-old man ejected from vehicle, dies in highway crash," 22 Oct. 2020 The driver kept going until the vehicle crashed into a guardrail on a southbound Interstate 805 on-ramp. — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Deputies use Taser to arrest driver after high-speed chase ends in crash," 1 Oct. 2020

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10 Jan 2021

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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardrail. Accessed 16 Jan. 2021.

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