guardrail vs picket fence

guardrail

noun
  • A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety. 

  • Any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes. 

picket fence

noun
  • A simple fence made from wooden pickets, connected by horizontal bars. 

  • A series of spaced perpendicular striations that occasionally occur in aurorae. 

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