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Noun: cattle guard
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: cattle grid)
  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 guard at the entrance to prevent the cows from wandering onto the highway";
    - cattle grid [Brit]

Derived forms: cattle guard, cattle guards

Type of: bridge, span

Encyclopedia: Cattle guard