COWCATCHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cowcatcher mean? 

• COWCATCHER (noun)
  The noun COWCATCHER has 1 sense:

1. an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

  Familiarity information: COWCATCHER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COWCATCHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

buffer; cowcatcher; fender; pilot

Hypernyms ("cowcatcher" is a kind of...):

frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)

Holonyms ("cowcatcher" is a part of...):

engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)