cattle grid

noun

British

: a set of bars placed over a shallow hole that is used to stop cattle from crossing a road : cattle guard

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To avoid Teifi becoming distressed, the vet who was also in attendance sedated him and crews proceeded to utilize road traffic collision and animal rescue equipment to release him from the cattle grid. —