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
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How to use mounted in a sentence
Every letter which came from the absent sister did inclose some imponderable unmounted photograph, with comments.
Girls and Women | Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}For the men we had mounted and unmounted drill, and spent much time in getting the accoutrements into condition for inspection.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltSomething inside prevented its going more than half way, and I found it was the little unmounted picture curled up inside.
Mary Ware's Promised Land | Annie Fellows JohnstonUnmounted prints are furnished unless otherwise specified in order.
Kodaks and Kodak Supplies, 1914 | Canadian Kodak CompanyAnd this done, they flanked them on either side by troops of light-armed infantry, and crossbowmen, and unmounted lancers.
Villani's Chronicle | Giovanni Villani
British Dictionary definitions for mounted
/ (ˈmaʊntɪd) /
equipped with or riding horses: mounted police
provided with a support, backing, etc
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