cattle guard
Noun
Meaning
a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
Source: WordNetAlternative names
cattle-guard
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Examples
Cantor was never driving the train – Cantor was standing on the cattle guard with an engineer’s hat on pretending to drive the train.
What was the big deal about driving over a cattle guard?