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Native Script:barrera de seguridad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: baˈɾaɣa de seɣuˈɾidad
"El conductor perdió el control y chocó contra la barrera de seguridad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strong fence or rail erected along the side of a road or in the median to prevent vehicles from veering off the road or colliding with oncoming traffic.
"The car veered off the wet road and smashed into the metal crash-barrier." - 2
A protective railing or partition used around a racetrack or hazardous industrial area to protect spectators and workers.
"Racing drivers navigated carefully around the tight corner flanked by reinforced crash-barriers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the verb 'crash' (originating from Middle English via imitative roots and Old Norse) and the noun 'barrier' (from Old French 'barriere', ultimately from Vulgar Latin 'barra'). Formed in the mid-20th century with the rapid expansion of modern highway infrastructure to denote safety fences preventing vehicles from straying into dangerous areas.
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glissière de sécurité
Transliteration: ɡli.sjɛʁ də se.ky.ʁi.te
"La voiture a heurté la glissière de sécurité sur l'autoroute."
Leitplanke
Transliteration: ˈlaɪtˌplaŋkə
"Das Fahrzeug prallte gegen die Leitplanke."
guardrail
Transliteration: ɡardˈreil
"L'auto è finita contro il guardrail."
vial de contención
Transliteration: baˈɾaɣa de seɣuˈɾidad
Script: barrera de seguridad
"El conductor perdió el control y chocó contra la barrera de seguridad."
rail de segurança
Transliteration: ˈʁajw dɨ sɛ.ɡuˈɾɐ̃.sɐ
"O carro embateu contra o rail de segurança."
क्रash बैरियर
Transliteration: krash bairiyar
Script: क्रैश बैरियर
"तेज़ रफ़्तार कार दुर्घटना में क्रैश बैरियर से टकरा गई।"
护栏
Transliteration: hùlán
"汽车失控撞上了高速公路的护栏。"
가드레일
Transliteration: gadeureil
"차량이 빗길에 미끄러져 가드레일을 들이받았다."
ガードレール
Transliteration: gādōrēru
"車がガードレールに衝突する事故が発生した。"
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