Horseback

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The back of a horse.
  • n. A natural ridge; a hogback.
  • ad. On the back of a horse: rode horseback to town; horseback riding.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The back of a horse.
  • n. A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.
  • ad. On the back of a horse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The back of a horse.
  • n. An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders, in a half-stratified condition.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The back of a horse, particularly that part of the back on which the rider sits: used generally in the phrase on horseback, often abbreviated to horseback, and used adverbially.
  • n. A low and somewhat sharp ridge of sand or gravel; also, but not generally, a ridge of rock which rises for a short distance with a sharp edge: a common term in New England, especially in Maine. Also called hogback, hog's-back, and boar's-back. Such ridges are called by Scotch geologists kames, by the Irish eskars.
  • On the back of a horse: as, to ride horseback. See horseback, n., 1.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. on the back of a horse
  • n. the back of a horse
  • n. a narrow ridge of hills
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    body part    ridgeline    ridge   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    esker    on horseback    ahorseback    ahorse   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bicycle    golf