Definition of cowcatcher in English English dictionary
The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to preventing major damage to the train
The V-shaped device on the front of a train (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push a cow (that has strayed onto the train tracks) out of the way, to preventing major damage to the train
A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the pilot
A metal grid fitted to the front of a locomotive to nudge animals off the track (technically called the pilot) This is not used in the modern railroad industry
an inclined frame on the front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track
{i} triangular structure on the front of a train which clears the track of obstructions
Early term for a locomotive's pilot A pointed device used on the front of a locomotive to shove livestock off the track Now used to prevent any object from going under the locomotive's wheels