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CATTLE GRID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cattle grid mean?
• CATTLE GRID (noun)
The noun CATTLE GRID has 1 sense:
1. a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
Familiarity information: CATTLE GRID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cattle grid; cattle guard
Hypernyms ("cattle grid" is a kind of...):
bridge; span (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
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