safety rail
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- noun
- /ˈseɪfti reɪl/
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barandilla de seguridad
- Before using the stairs, make sure the safety rail is properly installed to avoid any falls.
Examples
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The construction site was equipped with a sturdy safety rail to prevent accidents near the edge.
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Unfortunately, there are no safety rails, so
Blog text (14) -
This fiberglass ladder with an incorporated safety rail was developed to be used in any place with a corrosion problem.
Academic text (1996) -
The low safety rail bolted to the road's edge isn't much to keep a car from tumbling down into the deep gorges, hundreds of feet below.
Fiction book (1999) -
The lights strung over the safety rails reflected below, as if the entire scene had been created out of a dark fairy tale and not bedraggled necessity.
Fiction book (1991) -
Lacking a shadow theater, we used white bulletin board paper taped to the safety rail on the risers and shined an overhead projector behind it.
Academic text (1994) -
She felt much more secure walking along the platform because the safety rail provided extra protection.
Synonyms
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A long bar fixed for people to hold or as a fence
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A strong railing at the edge of places like roads and bridges that stops people or vehicles from falling
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A rail at the side of stairs or a balcony that people hold to stop them from falling
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A row of bars and posts along an edge, like on stairs or balconies, to stop people from falling
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A bar fixed beside stairs or a balcony that you hold for support
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A rail you hold for support on stairs or ramps
Antonyms
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a bar or barrier that provides protection' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'safety' (protection from danger) with 'rail' (a horizontal bar for support or barrier). This straightforward modifier + noun compound follows common compositional patterns cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Safety rail comes from the simple image of a rail, a bar put along balconies, bridges or stairs so people can hold on or be stopped from falling. So a safety rail is literally a bar placed to give 'safety' and to 'prevent falls'.