cattle grid
cattle grid noun: a grid of parallel metal bars set into a road as an obstacle to prevent hooved animals from passing.
Noun
cattle grid (plural cattle grids)
- A grid of parallel metal bars set into a road as an obstacle to prevent hooved animals from passing.
- Cattle grids flanking the roadway prevent animals from straying from the crossing on to the railway.1953 February, “Experimental Lifting Barriers for Level Crossing”, in Railway Magazine, page 133
- At White Gill Head, just after crossing the cattle grid, bear left at the track junction.2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 41
- Synonyms:
- cattle guard, Texas gate
cattle grid meaning in Tamil
cattle grid in Tamil
- கால்நடைக் கடவு
Synonyms of cattle grid
Forms of cattle grid
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Questions about cattle grid
- What does cattle grid mean?
- Cattle grid means a grid of parallel metal bars set into a road as an obstacle to prevent hooved animals from passing.
- What is cattle grid in Tamil?
- Cattle grid in Tamil is கால்நடைக் கடவு. See Cattle grid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cattle grid?
- Cattle grid is a noun.
- What is the plural of cattle grid?
- The plural of cattle grid is cattle grids.
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