"cattle drive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cattle drives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cattle drive (plural cattle drives)
  1. The process of transporting a herd of bovine animals (such as bulls, cows, or steers) by compelling them to walk across a significant distance of countryside, under the escort of drovers on horseback and often over a period of days.
    Sense id: en-cattle_drive-en-noun-2jZwWaVg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37
  2. A trail or route used for the movement of herds of cattle.
    Sense id: en-cattle_drive-en-noun-zjLqD5BG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cattle-drive

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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