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A strengthened barrier installed on the sides of a (usually major) road to keep vehicles on the carriageway and reduce the risk and/or impact of crashes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: barrier
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Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
autoværn
— barrier on the side of a road
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Dutch:
vangrail
— barrier on the side of a road
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Faroese:
bilverja
— barrier on the side of a road
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Faroese:
vegstokkur
— barrier on the side of a road
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Finnish:
reunakaide
— barrier on the side of a road
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Finnish:
suojakaide
— barrier on the side of a road
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Finnish:
turvakaide
— barrier on the side of a road
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Finnish:
keskikaide
— barrier on the side of a road
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French:
glissière de sécurité
— barrier on the side of a road
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French:
rail de sécurité
— barrier on the side of a road
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French:
barrière de sécurité
— barrier on the side of a road
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German:
Leitplanke
— barrier on the side of a road
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German:
Schutzplanke
— barrier on the side of a road
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German:
Leitschiene
— barrier on the side of a road
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Italian:
guardrail
— barrier on the side of a road
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Italian:
barriera di protezione
— barrier on the side of a road
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Italian:
barriera protettiva
— barrier on the side of a road
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Italian:
barriera di sicurezza
— barrier on the side of a road
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Italian:
barriera stradale
— barrier on the side of a road
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Italian:
barriera di contenimento
— barrier on the side of a road
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Italian:
guardavia
— barrier on the side of a road
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Italian:
sicurvia
— barrier on the side of a road
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Italian:
guardastrada
— barrier on the side of a road
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Italian:
guidovia
— barrier on the side of a road
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Polish:
bariera energochłonna
— barrier on the side of a road
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Spanish:
guardarraíl
— barrier on the side of a road
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Spanish:
quitamiedos
— barrier on the side of a road
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Spanish:
quitavidas (peyorative)
— barrier on the side of a road
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Spanish:
bionda
— barrier on the side of a road
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Spanish:
guardavía
— barrier on the side of a road
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Swedish:
vägräcke
— barrier on the side of a road
