cattle guard
noun
: a shallow ditch with rails or bars laid across that are spread far enough apart to prevent livestock from crossing but not people or vehicles
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The cattle guards reacted quickly, and neighbors soon came to the rescue, repelling the attackers, who left six dead behind.
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Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2015
But by the morning, the cattle guards learned that Kiir was still alive and that the war had not ended.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2015
There’s parking in a dirt turnout past the cattle guard.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
In the distance, the hoot of a great horned owl, the sheep stirring in their pen clear across the pasture; even farther away, tires crossing a cattle guard.
—Pam Houston, Outside Online, 13 May 2019
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Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2015
But by the morning, the cattle guards learned that Kiir was still alive and that the war had not ended.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2015
There’s parking in a dirt turnout past the cattle guard.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
In the distance, the hoot of a great horned owl, the sheep stirring in their pen clear across the pasture; even farther away, tires crossing a cattle guard.
—Pam Houston, Outside Online, 13 May 2019
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“Cattle guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cattle%20guard. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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