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guide dog

n.
A dog that has been specially trained to guide a blind or visually impaired person.
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guide dog

n
(Social Welfare) a dog that has been specially trained to live with and accompany someone who is blind, enabling the blind person to move about safely
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guide′ dog`


n.
a dog trained to lead a blind person.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.guide dog - a dog trained to guide the blindguide dog - a dog trained to guide the blind  
working dog - any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs
Seeing Eye dog - (trademark) a guide dog trained to guide a blind person
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Translations
slepecký pes
førerhund
opaskoira
chien d’aveugle
pas vodič
盲導犬
맹인 안내견
ledarhund
สุนัขนำทาง
chó dẫn đường

guide dog

n → Blindenhund m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

guide dog

n → cane m per ciechi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

guide dog

→ كَلْب لِقيادَة العُمْيان slepecký pes førerhund Blindenhund σκύλος οδηγός perro lazarillo opaskoira chien d’aveugle pas vodič cane guida 盲導犬 맹인 안내견 blindengeleidehond førerhund pies przewodnik cão de guia, cão-guia собака-поводырь ledarhund สุนัขนำทาง rehber köpek chó dẫn đường 导盲狗
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