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GUARDRAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does guardrail mean?
• GUARDRAIL (noun)
The noun GUARDRAIL has 1 sense:
1. a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety
Familiarity information: GUARDRAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
guardrail; safety rail
Hypernyms ("guardrail" is a kind of...):
rail; railing (a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports)
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