guide dog

guide dog
A dog that is trained to be of assistance to a blind person and is able to guide them.
Syn: dog guide, seeing-eye dog

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  • guide dog — n. a dog trained to lead a blind person * * * or Seeing Eye dog Dog professionally trained to guide and protect its blind master. They have also been used to assist persons with hearing impairments and restricted mobility. Systematic training of… …   Universalium

  • guide dog — n a dog trained to guide a blind person American Equivalent: seeing eye dog …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • guide dog — guide dogs N COUNT A guide dog is a dog that has been trained to lead a blind person. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, usually use seeing eye dog) …   English dictionary

  • guide dog — guide ,dog noun count BRITISH a SEEING EYE DOG …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • guide dog — guide′ dog n. dch a dog trained to lead a blind person …   From formal English to slang

  • guide dog — ► NOUN ▪ a dog that has been trained to lead a blind person …   English terms dictionary

  • guide dog — n. a dog trained to lead a blind person …   English World dictionary

  • Guide dog — For the 2010 album by Helmet, see Seeing Eye Dog. A blind man is led by his guide dog in Brasília, Brazil …   Wikipedia

  • guide dog — noun a dog trained to guide the blind • Hypernyms: ↑working dog • Hyponyms: ↑Seeing Eye dog * * * noun : a dog trained to lead the blind * * * guide dog noun A dog trained to lead a blind person • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • guide dog — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms guide dog : singular guide dog plural guide dogs a dog that is trained to lead a person who cannot see. The usual American word is Seeing Eye Dog …   English dictionary

  • Guide Dog of the Year — is an annual awards event run by the UK charity the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Its purpose is to highlight the extraordinary achievements of the nation’s hardest working, most heroic, and most life changing guide dogs. In 2007, the… …   Wikipedia

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