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

International pressure has mounted for an end to hostilities amid worsening humanitarian conditions and regional instability.

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This instrument is mounted on the Gemini North telescope in Hawai'i.

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Pressure mounted Saturday on France's newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days.

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Concerns that an AI bubble is forming have mounted in recent days, following warnings from the Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund that valuations appear stretched.

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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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