Meaning of riding | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A path cut through woodland.
   countable, uncountable
3. Any of the three administrative divisions of Yorkshire and some other northern counties of England.
   historical
4. The act of one who rides; a mounted excursion.
   countable, uncountable
5. Electoral district or constituency.
   Canada
6. mounting
7. The behaviour in the motion of a vehicle, such as oscillation.
   countable, uncountable
8. total, sum total
9. A festival procession.
   countable, historical, uncountable
10. importance
11. third-person singular present indicative

Equivalents

Examples

“I like nothing better than to hear of your ridings, and shootings, and boatings.”

“The admirable smoothness of the riding also reflected the greatest credit on those who, despite the difficulties caused by the shortage of men and materials, have succeeded in maintaining the track in such first-class order.”

“A maximum of 80 m.p.h. was quickly reached on the 1 in 264 down through Three Bridges and at this pace the riding was exemplary.”

“It was sung from the top of the oldest house in the burgh every June at the Common riding, which served both for a perambulation of the bounds of the common pastures or Haughs and to commemorate the young men of Harwick[.]”

CEFR level