遮しゃ断だん棒ぼう

noun

crossing bar; boom barrier; toll bar

A horizontal bar that lowers to block passage, commonly seen at railway crossings, toll booths, and parking entrances.

• 踏ふみ切きりの遮しゃ断だん棒ぼうが下おりると、車くるまは止とまらなければならない。

  When the crossing bar at the railway crossing comes down, cars must stop.

• 駐ちゅう車しゃ場じょうの入いり口ぐちで遮しゃ断だん棒ぼうが上あがるのを待まった。

  I waited for the boom barrier at the parking lot entrance to rise.