as in railing
a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail

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Recent Examples of guardrail That said, The Traitors may have some guardrails as to what the gamers can accomplish with their take-no-prisoners-bad-TV strategy. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 6 Feb. 2025 But that is little solace for Democrats who see Trump operating with impunity and without some of the guardrails in place during his first term, when his administration was stocked with establishment Republicans who have all been jettisoned in favor of MAGA true believers this time around. Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 The tow truck hit several vehicles and a guardrail before stopping, KPTV reported. Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025 Likewise, putting strong guardrails around each of the three ages allows the designers to refine and balance certain gameplay systems to interact with each other better. Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for guardrail 

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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrail. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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