guard rail

Summary

guard rail ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• guard rail is a type of fence^[2].
• guard rail is part of thoroughfare^[3].
• guard rail is part of railway^[4].
• guard rail is part of building^[5].
• guard rail is part of park^[6].
• guard rail is part of garden^[7].
• guard rail is used for protection^[8].
• guard rail's Commons category is recorded as Railings^[9].
• guard rail's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[10].
• guard rail's different from is recorded as parapet^[11].
• guard rail's different from is recorded as handrail^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

guard rail is a type of fence^[2].

Use and Application

guard rail is used for protection^[8]. Part of include thoroughfare^[3]; railway^[4], an ambiguous Wikidata item^[13]; building^[5]; park^[6], a type of park^[14]; and garden^[7].

Influence

Things named for guard rail include veranda^[15], a building component^[16].

Why It Matters

guard rail ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

Entities named for it include veranda^[15], a building component^[16].