horseback
horseback · horsebacks
спина лошади, гребень, гряда
Pferderücken
The back of a horseThe back of a horse.
UK/ˈhɔːsˌbæk/US/ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/
» I enjoy horseback riding.
Ich reite gern. — Luiaard
Мені подобається верхова їзда. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable, usually, with on)The back of a horse.
They came on horseback across the plains.
Pferderücken
спина́ ло́шадиspiná lóšadi
the back of a horse
(countable)A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.
гре́беньgrébenʹ, гряда́grjadá
a narrow ridge of hills
Examples
55 sentencesTranslations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
back of a horse:
ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
back of a horse:
Origin
From Middle English horsebacke, horsebak, horsbak, equivalent to horse + back.From Middle English horsebacke, horsebak, horsbak, equivalent to horse + back.
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Forms
plural: horsebacks| Singular | horseback |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
6 patterns- horseback riding
- go horseback riding
- enjoy horseback riding
- go horseback
- to go horseback
- enjoy horseback