as in railing
a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail

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Recent Examples of guardrail Though the state of Missouri has passed some bills expanding hours and permissions for businesses and vendors, some cities are also passing their own guardrails on bars, food trucks and other tourist-friendly spaces. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025 That means integrating models into full workflows—editing, guardrails, translation, versioning, collaboration, distribution, and analytics. Victor Riparbelli, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025 As part of this, internal deployment should be treated with the same care as external deployment, and rigorous assessments and evaluations to identify dangerous capabilities, the establishment of clear risk profiles, and required control or guardrail mechanisms prior to usage should be encouraged . Yoshua Bengio, Time, 22 Oct. 2025 When stopping by the roadside is your only option, position your vehicle as far off the road as possible, ideally beyond guardrails. Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guardrail
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Noun
  • The daughter lost her balance and fell backwards off the railing into the ocean.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Take them outdoors, hang them over a railing, and whack them with a broom handle or similar tool.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both ideas were presented prior to the death of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed on the light rail in August.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The new 26-mile rail line, which stretches from Plano to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, makes a stop at the DFW Airport North Station in Grapevine, which is also served by Trinity Metro’s TEXRail, with service from downtown Fort Worth.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrail. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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