1. a protective barrier or guard rail along the side of a bed to prevent someone from falling out

Examples

• The hospital bed had adjustable bedrails for patient safety.
• She raised the bedrail before leaving her elderly father alone.
• The toddler’s crib came with removable bedrails.
• Nurses lowered the bedrail to help the patient get out of bed.
• The bedrail prevented him from rolling off the narrow hospital bed.
• They installed a bedrail on the bunk bed for extra security.