crash barrier

noun

A strengthened barrier installed on the sides of a (usually major) road to keep vehicles on the carriageway and reduce the risk and/or impact of crashes.

Similar
guardrailtraffic barrier
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Meanings

nouncrash barrier (plural crash barriers)

plural crash barriers

  1. UKA strengthened barrier installed on the sides of a (usually major) road to keep vehicles on the carriageway and reduce the risk and/or impact of crashes.

    Synonyms: guardrail, traffic barrier

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA strengthened barrier installed on the sides of a (usually major) road to keep vehicles on the carriageway and reduce the risk and/or impact of crashes.

Similar
guardrailtraffic barrier
Also see
guardrailtraffic barrier

Translations

Danish autoværn
  • autoværnbarrier on the side of a road
Dutch vangrail
  • vangrailbarrier on the side of a road
Finnish reunakaide, suojakaide
  • reunakaidebarrier on the side of a road
  • suojakaidebarrier on the side of a road
  • turvakaidebarrier on the side of a road
  • keskikaidebarrier on the side of a road
French glissière de sécurité, rail de sécurité
  • glissière de sécuritébarrier on the side of a road
  • rail de sécuritébarrier on the side of a road
  • barrière de sécuritébarrier on the side of a road
German Leitplanke, Schutzplanke
  • Leitplankebarrier on the side of a road
  • Schutzplankebarrier on the side of a road
  • Leitschienebarrier on the side of a road
Italian guardrail, barriera di protezione
  • guardrailbarrier on the side of a road
  • barriera di protezionebarrier on the side of a road
  • barriera protettivabarrier on the side of a road
  • barriera di sicurezzabarrier on the side of a road
  • barriera stradalebarrier on the side of a road
  • barriera di contenimentobarrier on the side of a road
  • guardaviabarrier on the side of a road
  • sicurviabarrier on the side of a road
  • guardastradabarrier on the side of a road
  • guidoviabarrier on the side of a road
Polish bariera energochłonna
  • bariera energochłonnabarrier on the side of a road
Spanish guardarraíl, quitamiedos
  • guardarraílbarrier on the side of a road
  • quitamiedosbarrier on the side of a road
  • quitavidas (peyorative)barrier on the side of a road
  • biondabarrier on the side of a road
  • guardavíabarrier on the side of a road
Swedish vägräcke
  • vägräckebarrier on the side of a road
Cite this entry
APA

crash barrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20barrier

MLA

“crash barrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20barrier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crash barrier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20barrier.

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