bridle path
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bridle path
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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Gossip columnist Hedda Hopper later reported that Byron was flying in a helicopter when he got caught in a downdraft, forcing him to land on a bridle path where Ms. Mimieux was horseback riding.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2022
The nearest bus stop is half a mile away, down an unlit bridle path.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2018
Perhaps no more so than when high school runners encounter horseback riders straying from the park’s bridle path and blocking the racecourse in the back hills.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2012
I remember the bridle path where you could ride horses.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2012
I carried on up the bridle path, out of the copse.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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