cowcatcher

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(rail transport, principally US) 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 prevent major damage to the train.

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The old steam locomotive's ornate cowcatcher scraped aside the fallen branches before the train reached the station.

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意味（1）

(rail transport, principally US) 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 prevent major damage to the train.

With its long tapered cowcatcher, massive headlamp and enormous diamond smokestack behind, wagon-top boiler, high running-plate above the driving-wheels reached from a front door in the square side-window cab, cylinders with slide valves mounted on top, and double bogie tender, General in its present form is typical of much earlier American locomotive practice.

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意味（2）

(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.

Coordinate term: hitchhiker

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cowcatchers （ 複数形 ）