mounted

American  

[moun-tid] / ˈmaʊn tɪd /

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.

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mounted British  

/ ˈmaʊntɪd /

adjective

1. equipped with or riding horses

   mounted police

2. provided with a support, backing, etc

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Other Word Forms

• unmounted adjective
• well-mounted adjective

Etymology

Origin of mounted

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

Example Sentences

Lindo was cast once more as Walter Lee, for a production of “A Raisin in the Sun” mounted at the Kennedy Center in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times

The Vahid Online Telegram channel shared two photographs of a black pickup truck with a machine gun mounted in the back in Tehran's Sadeghiyeh Square on the night of 8 January.

From BBC

The television mounted to the ceiling was tuned to the Weather Channel.

From Literature

Before the season began, Vonn had promised not to take any unnecessary risks while she mounted her comeback—except once it came to the Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Matt said his tyre burst in High Street in Alfreton town centre, when he mounted a kerb to make room for a police car with its lights flashing.

From BBC

Related Words

• seated