guardrail

noun

guard·rail ˈgärd-ˌrāl

Synonyms of guardrail next

: a railing guarding usually against danger

especially : a barrier placed along the edge of a highway at dangerous points

Examples of guardrail in a Sentence

the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail

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Likewise, putting strong guardrails around each of the three ages allows the designers to refine and balance certain gameplay systems to interact with each other better. —

Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025 This includes not only antitrust enforcement, but also sectoral regulation built on promoting competition while providing consumer protection guardrails. —

Tom Wheeler, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025 Implementing guardrails that place the human experience front and center can buffer against the negative effects of these tensions. —

Philip Rogiers david G. Collings, Harvard Business Review, 29 Jan. 2025 These guardrails ensure that AI's outputs remain aligned with organizational goals. —

Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for guardrail