Meanings
plural cattle guards · alternative cattleguard · alternative cattle-guard
- USSynonym of cattle grid.
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.
1944 January and February, “Light Railways in Derbyshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 251 more example
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, [...].
1941 May, Voyageur, “The Clogher Valley Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 194Synonyms: cattle grid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of cattle grid.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
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