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A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: guard railing, guide board, guide rail, side rail
Antonyms: none provided
A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.
A strengthened barrier installed on the sides of a (usually major) road to keep vehicles on the highway and reduce the risk and/or impact of crashes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: guard railing, guide board, guide rail, side rail, crash barrier, traffic barrier
Antonyms: none provided
Any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Synonym of check rail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Synonyms: check rail
Antonyms: none provided
a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: safety rail
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: railing, rail
Across languages
Translations 59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
парапет
(parapet)
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Catalan :
guarda-raïl
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Catalan :
barana
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Catalan :
barrera de seguretat
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Chinese Mandarin :
護欄 /护栏
(hùlán)
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Czech :
zábradlí
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Czech :
zábradlí
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Dutch :
vangrail
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Finnish :
suojakaide
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Finnish :
turvakaide
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
French :
garde-fou
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
French :
garde-corps
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
French :
glissière de sécurité
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
French :
rail de sécurité
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
French :
barrière de sécurité
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
German :
Geländer
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
German :
Leitplanke
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
German :
Schutzplanke
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
German :
Leitschiene
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Greek :
κιγκλίδωμα
(kigklídoma)
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Hungarian :
szalagkorlát
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Icelandic :
varnargrindverk
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Italian :
guardrail
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Italian :
barriera di protezione
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Italian :
barriera protettiva
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Italian :
barriera di sicurezza
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Italian :
barriera stradale
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Italian :
barriera di contenimento
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Italian :
guardavia
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Italian :
sicurvia
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Italian :
guardastrada
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Italian :
guidovia
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Japanese :
ガードレール
(gādorēru)
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Kazakh :
қоршау
(qorşau)
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Korean :
보호 난간
(boho nan'gan)
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Norwegian :
gelender
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Norwegian :
rekkverk
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Polish :
poręcz
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Polish :
balustrada
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Polish :
barierka
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Polish :
bariera energochłonna
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Portuguese :
guard-rail
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Russian :
огражде́ние
(ograždénije)
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Spanish :
guardarraíl
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Spanish :
quitamiedos
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Spanish :
pretil
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Spanish :
antepecho
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Spanish :
balaustrada
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Spanish :
arambol
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Spanish :
repecho
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Spanish :
brocal
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Spanish :
guardavía
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Swedish :
räcke
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Turkish :
korkuluk
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Welsh :
canllaw
— rail set alongside a dangerous place
Catalan :
guarda-raïl
— figurative: any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes
German :
Leitplanke
— figurative: any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes
German :
Leitlinie
— figurative: any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes
Polish :
bariera
— figurative: any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes
