Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cattle guard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: cat-tle -guard
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of cattle grid.

American usage

Example Sentences

"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 road, and cattle are afraid to cross the device, [...]."
"The level crossings at Stretton and at the point where the A.L.R. crosses the main road south of Stretton are provided with gates; other crossings are unprotected, save for cattle-guards."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

cattle guards (plural) cattleguard (alternative) cattle-guard (alternative)

Synonyms

cattle grid

Questions

What does cattle guard mean?: Synonym of cattle grid.

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