ガードパイプ

がーどぱいぷ
noun
pipe-style guardrail; tubular road barrier
transportation
1. pipe-style guardrail; tubular road barrier
A roadside safety barrier made of horizontal metal pipes supported by posts. Common along sidewalks and at intersections to separate pedestrians from vehicles.
歩道(ほどう)ガードパイプある
There is a pipe guardrail along the sidewalk.
The pipe guardrail at the intersection was bent in an accident.
Pipe guardrails are installed so that children do not run out into the roadway.

From English "guard" + "pipe." A type of road barrier distinguished from the solid-beam ガードレール by its construction from tubular pipe. Used mainly to protect pedestrians rather than to stop vehicles.

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