crash barrier
noun
British
: a strong metal bar along the side of a road that prevents vehicles from driving off the road : guardrail
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The cop told me to turn around and step over the crash barrier.
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Hugo Hamilton, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
Just ask Lando Norris about this—the low temperature was a factor in causing his McLaren to bottom out on a bump on the track, which sent him violently into a crash barrier and then to a hospital for precautionary checks.
—Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
Hugo Hamilton, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
Just ask Lando Norris about this—the low temperature was a factor in causing his McLaren to bottom out on a bump on the track, which sent him violently into a crash barrier and then to a hospital for precautionary checks.
—Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
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“Crash barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash%20barrier. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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