"guide rail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: guide rails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} guide rail (plural guide rails)
  1. Synonym of guardrail Synonyms: guardrail [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-guide_rail-en-noun-PRDgwT53
  2. Synonym of check rail. Synonyms: check rail [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-guide_rail-en-noun-Dm3NgxWY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

Inflected forms

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