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. Compare mobile ( def 4 ).
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 Words From

• un·mounted adjective
• well-mounted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mounted¹

First recorded in 1575–85; mount ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Trump, in a statement, said Zeldin, who mounted a failed bid for governor of New York in 2022, would “ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet.”

From Los Angeles Times

On Sunday, The Times spoke by phone with Sierga and country singer Oleksandr Bulich, who goes by the stage name Sasha Boole, as speculation mounted over what Donald Trump’s victory in the recent presidential election would mean for Ukraine.

From Los Angeles Times

When the rally reached Cathedral Square, mounted police were sent into the crowd who retaliated with rocks, sticks and bottles.

From BBC

An assessment at the time from Dave Jourdan, president and founder of Nauticos, which has mounted four expeditions to find Earhart’s plane, proved correct: “It could be an aircraft. It could be a pile of rocks that looks like an aircraft.”

From Los Angeles Times

Along the way Williams neglected to say the words, "Oh, and a bunch of folks supporting the Republican nominee for president mounted an insurrection on January 6, 2021" because this was not that kind of jamboree.

From Salon

Related Words

• seated