mounted
seated or riding on a horse or other animal.
serving on horseback or on some special mount, as soldiers or police.
Military. (formerly) permanently equipped with horses or vehicles for transport.: Compare mobile (def. 4).
having or set in a mounting: mounted gems.
put into position for use, as guns.
Origin of mounted
1Opposites for mounted
Other words from mounted
- un·mount·ed, adjective
- well-mounted, adjective
Words Nearby mounted
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How to use mounted in a sentence
Your post-mounted mailbox could one day be replaced by a temperature-controlled smart box capable of receiving medicine, groceries and parcels by drone.
The system is truck-mounted and road-mobile, as are the big and conspicuous radars that stood next to it on display.
How China Will Track—and Kill—America’s Newest Stealth Jets | Bill Sweetman | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe mounted a Trace Elliot amplifier on the back of the truck.
Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs | Allen Barra | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWorries about a last ditch Nazi stand in the Alps had mounted appreciably over the final year of the war.
A motley crew of former sailors led by Commodore Joshua Barney mounted the only real resistance to the British.
The Presidential Hopeful Obsessed With the War of 1812 | Ben Jacobs | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
There, Republican Scott Brown has mounted a surprisingly strong challenge to first-term incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen.
When we were mounted Mac leaned over and muttered an admonitory word for Piegan's ear alone.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairAll our people were well mounted, and armed with rifles, pistols, and bowie-knives.
If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairIt mounted straight as a plume for a little way, until it met the cool air of evening which was beginning to fall.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) OgdenHe was mounted on a spirited horse and his manner showed he was ready for any kind of an adventure, no matter where it might lead.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
British Dictionary definitions for mounted
/ (ˈmaʊntɪd) /
equipped with or riding horses: mounted police
provided with a support, backing, etc
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