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cattle guard
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cattle guard
(noun)
cattle guard
noun
plural
cattle guards
cattle guard
noun
plural
cattle guards
Britannica Dictionary definition of CATTLE GUARD
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US
:
a set of bars placed over a shallow hole that is used to stop cattle from crossing a road
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called also
(British)
cattle grid
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