cattle grid
noun /ˈkætl ɡrɪd/
/ˈkætl ɡrɪd/
(British English) (North American English cattle guard)
- metal bars that are placed over a hole that has been made in the road. Cars can pass over the metal bars but animals such as sheep and cows cannot.
- There was a cattle grid across the road to stop the cows from escaping.