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Noun: cattle grid
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: cattle guard)
  1. A bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
    "The rancher installed a cattle grid at the entrance to prevent the cows from wandering onto the highway";
    - cattle guard [N. Amer]

Derived forms: cattle grid, cattle grids

Type of: bridge, span

Encyclopedia: Cattle grid