horseback C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/ UK /ˈhɔːsˌbæk/ See IPA manual Freq #13412 Meanings 1 adv on the back of a horse I rode horseback to town like the heroes of old. 2 noun The back of a horse. They came on horseback across the plains. 3 noun the back of a horse 4 noun a narrow ridge of hills Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · on the back of a horse ahorseahorseback 4 noun · a narrow ridge of hills hogback Word family Forms horsebacking Derived forms horsebacker Common collocations on horseback Preposition + noun Etymology From Middle English horsebacke, horsebak, horsbak, equivalent to horse + back. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # horseback **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɔːsˌbæk/ **Frequency rank:** 13412 ## Meanings 1. on the back of a horse 2. The back of a horse. 3. the back of a horse 4. a narrow ridge of hills ## Examples - I rode horseback to town like the heroes of old. - They came on horseback across the plains. ## Derived Forms - horsebacker ## Etymology From Middle English horsebacke, horsebak, horsbak, equivalent to horse + back. ## Topics - Animals markdown