garde-corps

French

Etymology

From garder +‎ corps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.d(ə).kɔʁ/

• France (Lyon)

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• France (Lyon)

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Noun

garde-corps m (plural garde-corps)

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

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with garde du corps.

See also

• garde-fou
• parapet

Further reading

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