cattle guard

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cattle guard

noun cattle guards · cattleguard · cattle-guard

  1. US Synonym of cattle grid. The Clogher Valley was probably the first line to introduce the cattle guards now so commonly used in light railway construction; where the line leaves or rejoins the roads, a pit about 5 ft. long is sunk between the rails, covered by a grid; this form of protection is arranged on each side of the r

    Similar: cattle grid

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@misc{cattle_guard_2026,
  title = {cattle guard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cattle%20guard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}