Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cattle grid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: cat-tle -grid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grid of parallel metal bars set into a road as an obstacle to prevent hooved animals from passing.

Example Sentences

"Cattle grids flanking the roadway prevent animals from straying from the crossing on to the railway."
"At White Gill Head, just after crossing the cattle grid, bear left at the track junction."

Inflected Forms

cattle grids (plural)

Synonyms

cattle guard Texas gate

Questions

What does cattle grid mean?: A grid of parallel metal bars set into a road as an obstacle to prevent hooved animals from passing.

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