gestation crate

noun

A metal enclosure used in intensive pig farming, in which a breeding sow may be kept during pregnancy.

Similar
sow stall
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Meanings

noungestation crate (plural gestation crates)

plural gestation crates

  1. A metal enclosure used in intensive pig farming, in which a breeding sow may be kept during pregnancy.

    Synonyms: sow stall

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA metal enclosure used in intensive pig farming, in which a breeding sow may be kept during pregnancy.

Similar
sow stall
Also see
sow stall

Translations

Finnish tiineytyshäkki
  • tiineytyshäkkienclosure
Cite this entry
APA

gestation crate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gestation%20crate

MLA

“gestation crate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gestation%20crate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gestation crate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gestation%20crate.

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