Definition
Plural of guardrail; multiple protective railings or barriers that prevent falls or contain movement.
Etymology
Plural form of guardrail, formed by adding -s. The compound word guard plus rail has been in consistent use since the development of modern roads and highways.
Kelly Says
The rise of guardrails correlates with industrialization and highway expansion—they're one of the most visible signs of how modern society values safety, making them excellent objects for historians studying 20th-century values.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መከላከያ ሰር
mə.kə.lə.kə.ja sər
BNবাংলা
সুরক্ষার স্তর
su.r.k.sha.r. s.ter
CACatalà
baranes
ba.ra.nes
CSČeština
bariéry
ba.ri.ɛːr.i
DADansk
sikkerhedslommer
si.kə.r.heds.ˈlɔm.ər
DEDeutsch
Geländer
ˈɡɛ.laː.nər
ESEspañol
barandillas
ba.ran.di.llas
FISuomi
turva-aidan
tur.va.ˈai.dan
FRFrançais
glissières de sécurité
ɡlis.je.ʁ də se.ku.ʁi.te
HAHA
gidan tsaro
gi.dan ts.a.ro
HEעברית
מדרגות
me.d.ra.got
HIहिन्दी
बैरिकेड
ba.ri.ke.d
HUMagyar
biztonsági korlátok
bi.zton.sá.ɡi kor.lá.tok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pagar pengaman
pa.gar pen.ga.man
ITItaliano
sponde
spon.de
MSBahasa Melayu
pagar pengaman
pa.gar pen.ga.man
NLNederlands
beveiligingspalen
be.ve.li.ging.spa.len
NONorsk
sikkerhetsgjerder
si.kə.r.hɛt.s.ˈɡjɛr.də
PLPolski
poręcze bezpieczeństwa
po.rɛn.t͡ʃɛ be.z.pe.ˈkɛ.stɛ
PTPortuguês
corrimãos de segurança
ko.ri.ˈmɐ̃ws də se.ku.ˈɾa.ðɪ
RORomână
balustrade
ba.lus.tra.de
RUРусский
ограждение
o.gra.zh.de.ni.ye
SVSvenska
räcken
ˈrɛːk.ən
SWKiswahili
baridi
ba.ri.di
TAதமிழ்
பாதுகாப்பு சுவர்
pāthukāppu su.vur
TEతెలుగు
రక్షణ గోడ
ra.kṣa.ṇa go.ḍa
TLTL
mga hadlang
mga ha.d.lang
TRTürkçe
güvenlik korkulukları
ɡü.ven.lik kor.ku.lu.ˈkuları
UKУкраїнська
огородження
o.ho.ro.zh.en.nya
VITiếng Việt
lan can
lan. can
ZUZU
isigodli
i.si.ˈɡo.tli