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 Several hours after The Verge published, Deadline decided to test whether Grok Imagine’s moderators had been able to erect some guardrails around NSFW videos of celebrities. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025 The bus veered off the freeway, struck a guardrail on the right shoulder and came to rest on the long onramp that leads from Sixth Avenue to SR-163. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025 The guardrail is situated between the highway and the Sacramento River. Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Rather than acting as gatekeepers, security team members should act as enabling partners who provide guardrails and platforms that enable their counterparts in development to move quickly, without compromising safety. Harvendra Singh, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guardrail
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Noun
  • Thursday's incident comes after another cruise passenger on Icon of the Seas fell over the glass railing of an infinity pool last month.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Deputies reported that the man forced his way onto the balcony and climbed over the railing before his fatal fall.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Expect more fintechs to pursue multi-jurisdiction footprints that pair instant rails with direct or quasi-direct settlement access.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Marchenko, a resident of the southwest Siberian city of Kemerovo and a former accountant for the Russian state road and rail service, had flown into the country on July 15 to celebrate her daughter’s birthday and spend time with her family living in Sheepshead Bay.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025

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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrail. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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