guide dog

noun

: a dog trained to lead the blind

Examples of guide dog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The outing also gave volunteer puppy raisers the opportunity to spend time with Guide Dogs for the Blind clients and their working guide dogs. More than 16,000 guide teams have graduated from Guide Dogs for the Blind since it was founded in 1942. Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024 Post-9/11 photo shows Bush and deputy defense secretary, not Osama bin Laden The claim: A guide dog rescued 967 people from the twin towers on Sept. 11 Our rating: False Nothing like this happened. Kim Breen, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024 Blind survivor of 9/11 shares how his guide dog worked with him as a team to escape Michael Hingson, a blind man, and his guide dog, Roselle, together escaped 78 floors of the north tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024 Shanghai Jiao Tong University View 2 Images The ratio of guide dogs to blind people in China is roughly one service pooch for every 40,000 people. Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for guide dog 

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Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of guide dog was in 1932

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“Guide dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guide%20dog. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

guide dog

noun
: a dog trained to lead the blind

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