à cheval
Americanadverb
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of à cheval
literally: on horseback
Example Sentences
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He considered a few of the most precious bottles he owned — a Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, one of the great Burgundies, perhaps, or a Cheval Blanc, an equally hallowed Bordeaux.
From New York Times
After the free exhibition closes on Sept. 15, the building will reportedly be turned into a Cheval Blanc luxury hotel.
From Los Angeles Times
Sunweb brought the peloton with them and Chavanel is swallowed up along with his two companions just in time for this climb up to Belvedere du Fer a Cheval, an uncategorised climb but still a testing one.
From The Guardian
You know what we call Steak a Cheval?
From Reuters
Once, she went to the wine cellar by herself for a bottle of red wine and chose a Cheval Blanc ’55.
From The New Yorker
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