undermounted
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Said of a rider mounted on a horse that is not strong or large enough for the size and weight of the rider.
adj
Something that is mounted under something else.
Example Sentences
- "I am therefore led to imagine the reasons they are so under mounted are, first---that unless a Hussar be extremely active and can turn almost as quick as a man on foot, he is useless; therefore agility is required in the animal more than strength; but that is no reason why both agility and strength should not be combined in him if possible."
- "The undermounted cavalry of the Swedes could have done little towards repelling them single-handed, whereas the continued tempest of bullets against which the armour of the cuirassiers did not protect them turned the scale in favour of the Swedes."
- "“It's a pity to see a gentleman undermounted,” specially in a country like this: so dangerous too!"
- "The only engine having a design adapted for heavy traction work. The undermounted construction gives it many points of important advantage over the top mounted style as used by all others."
- "Sinks can also be undermounted — attached to the underside of the counter with clips or adhesive."
- "The underside of the fuselage rumbled, as undermounted cannon dropped, targetted, and started firing rounds in a high-pitched rat-a-tat-tat."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more undermounted (comparative)
most undermounted (superlative)