mounted

[moun-tid]

adjective

1. seated or riding on a horse or other animal.

   Antonyms: afoot

2. serving on horseback or on some special mount, as soldiers or police.

3. Military.,  (formerly) permanently equipped with horses or vehicles for transport.

4. having or set in a mounting: mount: mounting.

   mounted gems.

5. put into position for use, as guns.

mounted

/ ˈmaʊntɪd /

adjective

1. equipped with or riding horses

   mounted police

2. provided with a support, backing, etc

Other Word Forms

• unmounted adjective
• well-mounted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mounted¹

First recorded in 1575–85; mount ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In 2011, the museum mounted an enormously successful exhibition of the Harris material, and Harris’s work is now permanently available in a dedicated gallery.

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Judging from a preview mounted by the Latino museum, Latino Identity | National Museum of the American Latino, the narrative has become even more extreme, the scorn for the nation and its past more intense.

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X, too, has mounted legal challenges against the Indian government's powers to block or take down content.

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Smith appeared to lose consciousness almost instantly but Jackson then mounted the crumpled wrestler and punched him in the head and face more than 20 times, according to the video.

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He is still denying the pressure campaign he publicly mounted against Kimmel for his comments following Kirk’s killing.

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