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riding1 n (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a. the art or practice of horsemanship b. (as modifier) a riding school riding techniques riding2 n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (capital when part of a name) any of the three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire: North Riding, East Riding and West Riding 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Canada) a parliamentary constituency 3. (in New Zealand) a rural electorate for local government [from Old English thriding, from Old Norse thrithjungr a third. The th- was lost by assimilation to the -t or -th that preceded it, as in west thriding, etc.] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations riding [ˈraɪdɪŋ] B. CPD riding boots NPL → botas fpl de montar riding breeches NPL → pantalones mpl de montar riding crop N → fusta f riding habit N → amazona f, traje m de montar riding jacket N → chaqueta f de montar riding master N → profesor m de equitación riding school N → escuela f de equitación riding stables NPL → cuadras fpl riding whip N = riding crop riding [ˈraɪdɪŋ] modif [club, hat, lesson] → d'équitation riding boots, riding crop, riding jacket, riding school, riding stable, riding whip riding boots npl → bottes fpl de cheval riding crop n → cravache f riding jacket n → veste f de cheval riding school n → école f d'équitation riding stable n riding stables npl → centre m équestre riding whip n → cravache f riding riding in cpds → Reit-; riding crop n → Reitgerte f riding habit n → Reitkostüm nt, → Reitkleid nt riding jacket n → Reitjacke f riding light n (Naut) → Ankerlicht nt riding master n → Reitlehrer m riding whip n → Reitpeitsche f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But when war broke out, a heavily armed soldier mounted the Horse, and riding him to the charge, rushed into the very midst of the enemy. Endeavoring to orient himself, as a surveyor or navigator might say, the man moved his eyes slowly along its visible length and at a distance of a quarter-mile to the south of his station saw, dim and gray in the haze, a group of horsemen riding to the north. My mother and an old riding horse of our master's were also standing near, and seemed to know all about it. |
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