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cattle guard

cattle guard noun: synonym of cattle grid.

Noun

cattle guard (plural cattle guards)

  1. (US) Synonym of cattle grid.
    • The Clogher Valley was probably the first line to introduce the cattle guards now so commonly used in light railway construction; where the line leaves or rejoins the roads, a pit about 5 ft. long is sunk between the rails, covered by a grid; this form of protection is arranged on each side of the...1941 May, Voyageur, “The Clogher Valley Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 194
    • The level crossings at Stretton and at the point where the A.L.R. crosses the main road south of Stretton are provided with gates; other crossings are unprotected, save for cattle-guards.1944 January and February, “Light Railways in Derbyshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 25
    Synonyms:
    cattle grid

Synonyms of cattle guard

Forms of cattle guard

pluralcattle guards
alternative formcattleguard
alternative formcattle-guard

Questions about cattle guard

What does cattle guard mean?
Cattle guard means synonym of cattle grid.
What part of speech is cattle guard?
Cattle guard is a noun.
What is the plural of cattle guard?
The plural of cattle guard is cattle guards.

Words near cattle guard in the dictionary

  1. cattle goads
  2. cattle grid
  3. cattle grids
  4. cattle grub
  5. cattle grubs
  6. cattle guard
  7. cattle guards
  8. cattle market
  9. cattle markets
  10. cattle pad
  11. cattle pads

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