guardrail
noun
guard·rail
ˈgärd-ˌrāl 
: a railing guarding usually against danger
especially
: a barrier placed along the edge of a highway at dangerous points
Examples of guardrail in a Sentence
the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail
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This is where the rubber meets the road, or the car hits the guardrail.
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Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2025
Evolving Solutions: Digital Tools And Emerging Guardrails Flexibility must come with intelligent guardrails, but what do those look like today, and what’s still on the horizon?
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Still, McCormack said the new guardrail is important.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Juarez said the car struck a trailer that was attached to the bus, causing the bus to lose control and go into the pathway of the 18-wheeler in the following lane, before striking a guardrail.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2025
Evolving Solutions: Digital Tools And Emerging Guardrails Flexibility must come with intelligent guardrails, but what do those look like today, and what’s still on the horizon?
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Still, McCormack said the new guardrail is important.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Juarez said the car struck a trailer that was attached to the bus, causing the bus to lose control and go into the pathway of the 18-wheeler in the following lane, before striking a guardrail.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for guardrail
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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardrail. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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guardrail
noun
guard·rail
ˈgär-ˌdrāl
: a protective railing placed along dangerous areas (as of a road)
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