guardarraíl

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

guardarraíl m (plural guardarrailes)

1. guardrail, crash barrier, traffic barrier

   Synonyms: quitamiedos, (peyorative) quitavidas, bionda

Further reading

• “guardarraíl”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16