noun, masculineplural: quitavidas
crash barrier, guardrail, traffic barrier
“Los amantes de las motos llaman a los quitamiedos quitavidas o guillotinas.” — Motorcycle lovers call crash barriers lifetakers or guillotines.
Synonyms: quitamiedos, bionda, guardarraíl
Verb-object compound, composed of quita (“to remove”) + vidas (“lives”), by analogy with quitamiedos (“crash barrier”), due to crash barriers causing the death of bikers and cyclists.