HORSEBACK


Meaning of HORSEBACK in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

ride

They were as slow as Mistress Philippa was quick, although they rode on horseback .

I rode on horseback with our regiment till the last works were stormed and the firing ceased.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A moment or two afterward I was almost alone on horseback in the open field between the two lines of battle.

At odds of 10-1 he bet a hundred pounds he could complete 200 miles in less than nine hours on horseback .

But trees have managed to grow on the banks, and the sandy beds are ideal for horseback riding.

In comparison, she herself would look little better than a sack of potatoes on horseback .

It did no harm that he also had an engaging way about him and made a dashing picture on horseback .

The bride and groom arrived on horseback .

The tours will feature helicopter rides, horseback treks and river rafting.

The wars of this period presented little opportunity to shock troops fighting on horseback .

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.