guardarraíl

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to protect (originally)”) +‎ raíl (“rail”).

Noun

guardarraíl m (plural guardarrailes)

guardrail, crash barrier, traffic barrier
Synonyms: quitamiedos, (peyorative) quitavidas, bionda

Further reading

“guardarraíl”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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