Cantering
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Movement at a canter.
"1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist Here are no canterings upon moonlit heaths, no merry-makings in the snuggest of all possible caverns, none of the attractions of dress, no embroidery, no lace, no jack-boots, no crimson coats and ruffles, none of the dash and freedom with which "the road" has been, time out of mind, invested."
- 1 present participle and gerund of canter form-of, gerund, participle, present
"The master plan for the site includes 3.3km of new surfaced and unsurfaced walking routes, more than 1km of new bridleways and cantering routes, and retention of the 2.3km Old Shire Lane bridleway."
- 1 riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop wordnet
Example
More examples"The master plan for the site includes 3.3km of new surfaced and unsurfaced walking routes, more than 1km of new bridleways and cantering routes, and retention of the 2.3km Old Shire Lane bridleway."
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