horseback

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Noun

horseback (plural horsebacks)

1. The back of a horse.
2. A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.

Derived terms

• angels on horseback
• devils on horseback

Synonyms

• (ridge): esker

Translations

back of a horse

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬背 (cmn), 马背 (cmn) (mǎbèi)

• Finnish: ‎hevosen selkä
• German: Pferderücken (de) m

• Icelandic: hestbak (is)
• Japanese: 馬の背 (ja) (うまのせ, uma no se)
• Norwegian: hesterygg (no) m
• Russian: ‎спина лошади (spiná lóšadi) f 

ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders

• Finnish: harju (fi)

• Russian: гребень (ru) (grébenʹ) m , гряда (ru) (grjadá) f 

Adverb

horseback (not comparable)

1. On the back of a horse.
   • He rode horseback to town.

Synonyms

• ahorse, ahorseback, on horseback

Translations

on the back of a horse

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬上 (cmn), 马上 (cmn) (mǎshàng)

• Finnish: ratsain (fi)
• French: à cheval (fr)

• German: zu Pferde (de)
• Japanese: 馬に乗って (ja) (うまにのって, uma ni notte)
• Russian: верхом (ru) (verxóm)  (на ло́шади)
• Spanish: a caballo (es)