cattle grid
noun1
A grid of parallel metal bars set into a road as an obstacle to prevent hooved animals from passing.
- Cattle grids flanking the roadway prevent animals from straying from the crossing on to the railway.1953 February, “Experimental Lifting Barriers for Level Crossing”, in Railway Magazine, page 133:
- At White Gill Head, just after crossing the cattle grid, bear left at the track junction.2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 41:
- Synonyms
- cattle guard, Texas gate