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Riding light   /rˈaɪdɪŋ laɪt/   Listen
Riding light

noun
1.
A light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor.  Synonyms: anchor light, riding lamp.





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"Riding light" Quotes from Famous Books



... is not only the training in galloping which suffers from this practice of riding light. The preparation of the horses as regards endurance suffers equally, for patrols and long-distance rides are generally undertaken with stripped saddles; it is only for manoeuvres and the larger tactical exercises away from the garrison that marching order is carried. To me this system seems hardly ...
— Cavalry in Future Wars • Frederick von Bernhardi


Words linked to "Riding light" :   anchor light, light, light source


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