: on horseback
: given without thorough consideration
a horseback opinion
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Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
Other excursion options included snorkeling and scuba diving, horseback riding on the beach, and visiting the artist Paul Gauguin’s grave on the island of Hiva Oa.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
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Noun
Supai Village is only accessible by foot or horseback (or mule), and no day hiking is allowed.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
Other excursion options included snorkeling and scuba diving, horseback riding on the beach, and visiting the artist Paul Gauguin’s grave on the island of Hiva Oa.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Horseback riders share the trails with hikers at Brett Woods, a 185-acre conservation area.
—Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
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“Horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseback. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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horseback
1 of 2 noun
horse·back
ˈhȯrs-ˌbak 
: the back of a horse
horseback
2 of 2 adverb
: on horseback
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