单词 | bridleway |
释义 | bridlewayn. Chiefly British. A path or track suitable for use by horses or people on horseback. Now chiefly: spec. (in England and Wales) a public right of way (typically one passing through countryside) which is not open to horse-drawn and motorized vehicles but may be accessed on horseback as well as on foot, by bicycle, etc. Cf. bridle path n., bridle road n., bridle track n., bridle trail n. at bridle n. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > for horses or for riding horse-way985 ridingc1175 ridewaya1500 warple1565 bridleway1667 stirrup-way1736 horse-road1740 bridle road1745 horse-path1755 bridle path1779 ride1789 bridle track1794 horse-track1836 bridle traila1858 spur road1883 horse-ride1903 1667 Act for Roads to Houses in Compl. Coll. Laws Virginia (1684) 156 The dispatch of Business in this Country, is much obstructed for want of Bridle wayes to the several houses and Plantations. 1761 Ann. Reg. 1760 Chron. 67/1 Was finally determined..the cause..concerning the legality of a carriage and bridle way through the park. 1857 Minnesota Weekly Times 14 Mar. I knew there was a bridleway that wound round through the brush to avoid the mud. 1926 Daily Tel. 11 Feb. 6/5 The committee intend to make a comprehensive survey..with particular reference to existing footpaths, ancient trackways, bridleways,..ad special features of the downs. 2020 Isle of Wight County Press 21 Nov. (Nexis) The old railway line is now a public bridleway and cycleway. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1667 |
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