horseback
['hɒ:sbæk]
n. 背

ad. 背, 骑



horseback
[ noun ]

1. the back of a horse

<noun.animal>

2. a narrow ridge of hills

<noun.object>

[ adv ]

1. on the back of a horse

<adv.all>
he rode horseback to town
managed to escape ahorse
policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback

Horseback \Horse"back`\, n.
1. The back of a horse.

2. An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders, in a
half-stratified condition. --Agassiz.

{On horseback}, on the back of a horse; mounted or riding on
a horse or horses; in the saddle.

The long journey was to be performed on horseback.
--Prescott.