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guard rail
noun [C]Definition
(Definition of guard rail noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- balustrade noun
- banister noun
- barbed wire noun
- barricade noun
- barrier noun (FENCE)
- chain-link fence noun
- crush barrier noun
- fence noun (STRUCTURE)
- fence sth in phrasal verb
- fence sth off phrasal verb
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