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Meaning of "guardrail" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GUARDRAIL

guardrail  [ˈɡɑːdˌreɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUARDRAIL

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Guardrail is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GUARDRAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

guardrail

Guard rail

Guard rail or guardrail, sometimes referred to as guide rail or railing, is a system designed to keep people or vehicles from straying into dangerous or off-limits areas. A handrail is less restrictive than a guard rail and provides both support and the protective limitation of a boundary.

Definition of guardrail in the English dictionary

The definition of guardrail in the dictionary is a railing at the side of a staircase, road, etc, as a safety barrier. Other definition of guardrail is Also called : checkrail a short metal rail fitted to the inside of the main rail to provide additional support in keeping a train's wheels on the track.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUARDRAIL


Azrael
ˈæzreɪl
bedrail
ˈbɛdˌreɪl
brail
breɪl
Braille
breɪl
breastrail
ˈbrɛstˌreɪl
checkrail
ˈtʃɛkˌreɪl
contrail
ˈkɒntreɪl
derail
dɪˈreɪl
frail
freɪl
graal
ɡreɪl
Grail
ɡreɪl
handrail
ˈhændˌreɪl
headrail
ˈhɛdˌreɪl
interrail
ˈɪntəˌreɪl
monorail
ˈmɒnəʊˌreɪl
pedrail
ˈpedˌreɪl
rail
reɪl
taffrail
ˈtæfˌreɪl
trail
treɪl
vitrail
ˈvɪtreɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUARDRAIL

guardant
guarded
guardedly
guardedness
guardee
guarder
guardhouse
Guardi
guardian
guardian angel
Guardian Angels
Guardian reader
Guardianista
guardianship
guardless
guardroom
Guards
guardship
guardsman
guardsmen

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUARDRAIL

audit trail
blaze a trail
campaign trail
curtain rail
dado rail
drail
entrail
fire trail
hiking trail
Holy Grail
light rail
nature trail
Oregon trail
paper trail
picture rail
serail
third rail
towel rail
vapour trail
water rail

Synonyms and antonyms of guardrail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «guardrail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUARDRAIL

Find out the translation of guardrail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of guardrail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «guardrail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

护栏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barandilla
570 millions of speakers

English

guardrail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेलिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدرابزين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ограждение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guardrail
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিঁড়ির পার্শ্বস্থ রেলিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

garde-corps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penjaga gol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leitplanke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガードレール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가드 레일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pagawean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hộ lan tôn sóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதுகாப்பு கம்பியை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेलरेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korkuluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guardrail
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poręczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

огорожу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parapet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προστατευτικό κιγκλίδωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

armleuning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skyddsräcket
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rekkverket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of guardrail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUARDRAIL»

The term «guardrail» is regularly used and occupies the 71.340 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUARDRAIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «guardrail» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «guardrail» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about guardrail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUARDRAIL»

Discover the use of guardrail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to guardrail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Recommended Guidelines for Curb and Curb-barrier Installations
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF DESIGN GUIDELINES Guidelines for the use of curbs and guardrails were developed by reviewing the results of crash tests in the open roadside safety literature, curb–guardrail FEAs, bumper position  ...
‎2005
2
Computational Structural Engineering: Proceedings of the ...
nized as the most basic and effective way to study the interaction between guardrail and vehicle, it has obvious disadvantages such as expensive cost. In e contrast, numerical simulation has a great advantage in the economy. Flexible ...
Yong Yuan, Junzhi Cui, H. Mang, 2009
3
Severity Indices for Roadside Features
At the time it was conducted, the KTC project was notable because of the rigor with which a state transportation agency pursued its own severity indices, cost- effectiveness findings, and other data for the purpose of formulating guardrail criteria.
Daniel S. Turner, Jerome W. Hall, 1994
4
Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway ...
Increased maintenance and the difficulty in mowing around the barriers need consideration as well. The cost of repairs and maintenance will vary with the type of guardrail used, but these are often not negligible. Some agencies attempt to ...
‎2003
5
Roadside Design Guide
Another possible solution is to use a curved guardrail system that was crash tested successfully per the requirements of NCHRP Report 230 (14). The curve radii can go up to 10.6 m [35 ft]. Because a motorist may hit the curved section of the ...
‎2011
6
Annotated Dictionary of Construction Safety and Health
The top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, are to be 42 inches, plus or minus 3 inches, above ... When conditions warrant, the height of the top edge may exceed the 45-inch height, provided the guardrail system ...
Charles D. Reese, James Vernon Eidson, 1999
7
Carpentry Complete: Expert Advice from Start to Finish
Use a pitch block to set up a miter saw at the proper angle to cut the guardrail. ➂ ( Here, my guardrail will be assembled from two lengths of 2×4—a flat member fastened to an “on edge” apron.) Cut one end of the guardrail flat to this angle, lay it ...
Andy Engel, 2012
8
Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health, Second Edition
When conditions warrant, the height of the top edge may exceed the 45-inch height, provided the guardrail system meets all other criteria. Note: When employees are using stilts, the top edge height of the top rail, or equivalent member, shall ...
Charles D. Reese, James Vernon Eidson, 2006
9
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(4) Guardrail systems installed to meet the requirements of this section shall comply with the following provisions (guardrail systems built in accordance with Appendix A to this subpart will be deemed to meet the requirements of paragraphs ...
‎2004
10
Successful Personal Injury Investigation: Master the ...
This is not done by percentage, e.g., a guardrail should easily handle a 40mph impact with speed posted at 20mph. On the other hand, this same guardrail may not handle an impact in excess of 80mph. The vehicle impact speeds that a ...
Francis D. Ritter, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUARDRAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term guardrail is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tractor trailer jumps guardrail in I-295 crash in Westville
A tractor trailer jumped a guardrail and nearly plummeted off an overpass in Gloucester County Monday afternoon. State police tell Action News ... «6abc.com, Jul 15»
2
Friend of 21-year-old crash victim pushes for new guardrail law in …
Ideally, the language would require a guardrail within a reasonable distance of roads near a body of water. Despite the difficulties, Lindsey is ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
3
Tractor Trailer Partially Goes Over Guardrail In I-295 Accident
WEST DEPTFORD, N.J., (CBS) — An accident that occurred Monday on I-295 resulted in a tractor trailer partially going over a guardrail ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
Three Sent to Hospital after Car Goes Through Guardrail
Reports into the newsroom indicate three people were in the vehicle that skidded off the road and through a guardrail off the eastbound lane. «VOCM, Jul 15»
5
Police: Motorcyclist dies in crash in East Feliciana Parish
State troopers say Guate's bike then hit a guardrail ejecting Guate. State police say although Guate was wearing a helmet, he suffered fatal injuries and was ... «KATC Lafayette News, Jul 15»
6
Truck careens over guardrail on Southeast Bypass
A dump truck went over the guard rail on the Southeast Bypass between U.S. 27 and Cave Spring Road injuring the driver, according to ... «WRGA Rome's Newstalk, Jul 15»
7
Motorcyclist killed Sunday when he runs off road, strikes guardrail
A motorcyclist died Sunday morning after he drove off the road and crashed into a guardrail on La. 952 north of La. 10 at Miller Road in Jackson ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
8
Crash on Buckman Bridge launches trailer onto guardrail
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A crash is blocking some northbound lanes of the Buckman Bridge at Interstate 295, according to the Florida Highway ... «First Coast News, Jul 15»
9
Truck runs into guardrail in Charleston
A semi truck ran into a guardrail near Interstate 57 in Charleston, Missouri. No word on any injuries. The Charleston Department of Public Safety dispatched ... «KFVS, Jul 15»
10
Pick-Up Truck Crashes Through Guardrail on State Route 138
Approximately 30 feet of guardrail was taken out by the vehicle. According to CHP incident logs, a witnesses stated the truck tried to merge and ... «VVNG Victor Valley News, Jul 15»

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