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cattle station

cattle station noun: a large farm in Australia, (the equivalent of ranch), usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of cattle, and run by a grazier. In most cases the stations are in a rangeland context on pastoral leases. Many are larger than small countries.

Noun

cattle station (plural cattle stations)

  1. (Australia) A large farm in Australia, (the equivalent of ranch), usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of cattle, and run by a grazier. In most cases the stations are in a rangeland context on pastoral leases. Many are larger than small countries.

Forms of cattle station

pluralcattle stations

Questions about cattle station

What does cattle station mean?
Cattle station means a large farm in Australia, (the equivalent of ranch), usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of cattle, and run by a grazier. In most cases the stations are in a rangeland context on pastoral leases. Many are larger than small countries.
What part of speech is cattle station?
Cattle station is a noun.
What is the plural of cattle station?
The plural of cattle station is cattle stations.

Words near cattle station in the dictionary

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  6. cattle station
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  8. cattle tick
  9. cattle ticks
  10. cattle truck
  11. cattle trucked

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