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cattle grid


a steel grid used to exclude stock while allowing vehicular access through a fence. Compare cattle grate, cattle ramp, grid2, ramp.
Contributor's comments: We on King Island knew this as a 'cattle grid' or 'cattle grate', a 'cattle ramp' was what one used to load cattle onto the back of trucks for transportation.

Contributor's comments: Cattle grids in South Australia.