cattle
plural noun
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Definition of cattle
1
: domesticated quadrupeds held as property or raised for use
specifically
: bovine animals on a farm or ranch
2
: human beings especially en masse
Examples of cattle in a Sentence
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About 100 miles west, the Red Bank fire, which is burning in a remote area of Tehama County mostly used for cattle ranching, has reached 8,838 acres and destroyed two structures. — Alex Wigglesworthstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Wildfire in Plumas National Forest is California’s largest so far this year," 9 Sep. 2019 The current fires in the Amazon are largely attributed to people clearing the forest for cattle ranching and crops. — Washington Post, "H&M stops buying leather from Brazil over Amazon fires," 6 Sep. 2019 In the 20th century, cattle ranching dominated the West End and the far East End, while two large, vertically integrated pineapple plantations laid claim to much of the center of the island. — Wade Graham, Smithsonian, "Why Molokai, With All Its Wonders, Is the Least Developed of Hawai’i’s Islands," 31 Aug. 2019 The farming industry and international trade relationships are the main drivers of deforestation, more than 75% of which is caused by cattle ranching and soy production, according to a report from the NGO Amazon Watch. — Erin Corbett, Fortune, "What’s Happening in the Amazon? Brazil’s Rainforest Has Been On Fire for Three Weeks," 25 Aug. 2019 The regime saw unmet potential in the region, held back by the lingering presence of disruptive indigenous peoples whose preservation of traditional ways of life got in the way of logging, mining, and cattle ranching. — Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, "What Indigenous Rights Have to Do With Fighting Climate Change," 7 Aug. 2019 In the past 50 years Brazil has relinquished 17% of the forest’s original extent, more than the area of France, to road- and dam-building, logging, mining, soyabean farming and cattle ranching. — The Economist, "Deathwatch for the Amazon," 1 Aug. 2019 Holaday’s father, who did some cattle ranching, was also a maintenance worker at Area 51. — NBC News, "'Here we go again': Communities near Area 51 brace for influx of UFO tourists," 27 July 2019 In other areas of the southwest where cattle ranching was popular, ranchers hired bounty hunters and professional wolfers to stop pack from attacking their livestock. — Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, "Gray wolves could be dropped from endangered species list," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cattle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cattle
cattle
noun
English Language Learners Definition of cattle
: cows, bulls, or steers that are kept on a farm or ranch for meat or milk
cattle
noun
cat·tle
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plural cattle
Kids Definition of cattle
: domestic animals with four feet and especially cows, bulls, and calves
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