guardrail
1guardrail — guard rail n. a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety. Syn: safety rail. [WordNet 1.5] …
2Guardrail — can refer to*Guard rails installed on road sides for automobile safety *Roof edge protection, rails installed on roofs to protect construction and roofing workers …
3guardrail — / gɑ:dreil/, it. /gar dreil/ s. ingl. [comp. di guard difesa, protezione e rail sbarra, rotaia ], usato in ital. al masch. (trasp.) [barriera di protezione posta ai bordi delle strade] ▶◀ (non com.) barriera di sicurezza, (non com.) guardavia …
4guardrail — /ɡardˈreil, ingl. ˈɡɑːdˌreɪl/ s. m. inv. guardavia, barriera …
5guardrail — [gärd′rāl΄] n. 1. a railing that serves as a protective barrier, as on a staircase or alongside a highway ☆ 2. an extra rail alongside the main rail of a railroad at a crossing, etc., as to keep the cars on the track …
6guardrail — guard·rail s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} barriera protettiva di metallo o in muratura posta lungo i margini delle strade, spec. nelle curve e nei tratti di maggior pericolo, o in corrispondenza dello spartitraffico centrale delle autostrade,… …
7guardrail — [[t]gɑ͟ː(r)dreɪl[/t]] guardrails also guard rail N COUNT A guardrail is a railing that is placed along the edge of something such as a staircase, path, or boat, so that people can hold onto it or so that they do not fall over the edge …
8Guardrail (band) — Guardrail was a band from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. They combined various styles of music including hardcore punk, death metal, and speed metal. They were signed to Penny Candy Records for most of the band s existence, later generating much… …
9guardrail — noun Date: 1860 a railing for guarding against danger or trespass; especially a barrier (as of steel cables) placed along the edge of a highway at dangerous points …
10guardrail — /gahrd rayl /, n. 1. Also, guardrailing. a protective railing, as along a road or stairway. 2. Railroads. a rail laid parallel to a track to prevent derailment or to keep derailed rolling stock from leaving the roadbed. [1825 35; GUARD + RAIL1] * …