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名詞

bridle path (複数形 bridle paths)

1. (equestrianism) An established trail used by riders mounted on horses.

   Synonym: bridle trail

   • 1835, James Fenimore Cooper, The Monikins, Introduction:

     A party came round the angle of a rock, along the narrow bridle-path, in single file; two ladies on horseback, followed by as many gentlemen on foot, and preceded by the usual guide.

   • 1874, Thomas Hardy, chapter 3, in Far from the Madding Crowd:

     It was not a bridle-path—merely a pedestrian's track, and the boughs spread horizontally at a height not greater than seven feet above the ground, which made it impossible to ride erect beneath them.

   • 1916, Sherwood Anderson, chapter 5, in Windy McPherson's Son:

     Then in the evening, he came suddenly upon Sue riding a spirited black horse in a bridle path at the upper end of the park.

   • 2008 June 2, Kareem Fahin, “For Riders and Mounts, Rough Going in Prospect Park”, in New York Times, retrieved 3 October 2012:

     Some complaints about the Prospect Park trails seem to reflect the ever-present realities of urban horseback riding. Joggers and even bikers wander onto the bridle path.

使用する際の注意点

• Now often used to refer to a path maintained and used for the purpose of recreational horseback riding.

参照

• bridle path at OneLook Dictionary Search

名詞

bridlepath (複数形 bridlepaths)

1. A bridleway.