garde-corps

French

Etymology

From garder +‎ corps.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.d(ə).kɔʁ/
France (Lyon) (file)
France (Lyon) (file)

Noun

garde-corps m (plural garde-corps)

guardrail
1. (in particular) guardrail, handrail, railing on a ship

Usage notes

Not to be confused with garde du corps.

See also

Further reading

“garde-corps”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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