cattle grid

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cattle grid

noun cattle grids

A grid of parallel metal bars set into a road as an obstacle to prevent hooved animals from passing. Cattle grids flanking the roadway prevent animals from straying from the crossing on to the railway.
Similar: cattle guard, Texas gate

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noun grid of parallel metal bars

Español	mataburros, guardaganado, paso canadiense
Português	mata-burro
Deutsch	Viehgitter, Viehrost, Weidegitter, Weiderost, Wildgitter, Wildrost

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@misc{cattle_grid_2026,
  title = {cattle grid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cattle%20grid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}