cattle gate

Pasture entry point

A cattle gate is a gate designed to control livestock movement between pastures or along rural roads.

The term also refers to a cattle guard—a grid of parallel bars over a ditch that vehicles can cross but hooved animals cannot, eliminating the need for a physical gate: We rattled across the cattle gate at the ranch entrance.

Related
  • fenceBoundary structure between properties
  • barbed wireSpiked metal fence material
  • pastureGrazing ground for livestock
  • latchDoor-securing catch
  • herdGrazing animals together

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Opposites
barrier type for livestock control

cattle gatecattle guard

Pit grate blocking livestock

cattle grid · open range · automatic gate · ha-ha

openness vs. enclosure

cattle gategap

Unfilled space between

open range · breach

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G