mounted
[ moun-tid ]
/ ˈmaʊn tɪd /
adjective
seated or riding on a horse or other animal.
serving on horseback or on some special mount, as soldiers or police.
Military.
(formerly) permanently equipped with horses or vehicles for transport.
Compare mobile(def 4).
having or set in a mounting: mounted gems.
put into position for use, as guns.
OTHER WORDS FROM mounted
un·mount·ed, adjective well-mount·ed, adjectiveWords nearby mounted
mountainside,
mountaintop,
mountainy,
mountbatten,
mountebank,
mounted,
mounter,
mountie,
mounting,
mounting-block,
mountlake terrace
Definition for mounted (2 of 2)
mount
1
[ mount ]
/ maʊnt /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Origin of mount
1
1300–50; Middle English
mounten < Old French
munter, monter < Vulgar Latin
*montāre, derivative of Latin
mont- (stem of
mōns)
mount2
SYNONYMS FOR mount
OTHER WORDS FROM mount
mount·a·ble, adjective mount·less, adjective un·mount·a·ble, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for mounted
British Dictionary definitions for mounted (1 of 3)
mounted
/ (ˈmaʊntɪd) /
adjective
equipped with or riding horses
mounted police
provided with a support, backing, etc
British Dictionary definitions for mounted (2 of 3)
mount
1
/ (maʊnt) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of mount
mountable, adjective mounter, nounWord Origin for mount
C16: from Old French
munter, from Vulgar Latin
montāre (unattested) from Latin
mons
mount ²
British Dictionary definitions for mounted (3 of 3)
mount
2
/ (maʊnt) /
noun
a mountain or hill: used in literature and (when cap.) in proper names
Mount Everest
(in palmistry) any of the seven cushions of flesh on the palm of the hand
Word Origin for mount
Old English
munt, from Latin
mons mountain, but influenced in Middle English by Old French
mont
Medical definitions for mounted
mount
[ mount ]
v.
To prepare a specimen for microscopic examination, especially by positioning on a slide.