Guardrail (Noun)
Meaning
A railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The highway department installed a new guardrail along the winding mountain road to prevent cars from going over the edge.
- The old guardrail on the stairs was loose and needed to be tightened to prevent accidents.
- The construction crew put up a temporary guardrail around the scaffolding to keep workers safe.
- The guardrail on the bridge was damaged in the accident and needed to be replaced.
- The homeowner installed a guardrail around the deck to keep her young children from falling off.