Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bridle-path.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A path for riding a horse (which is controlled by a
bridle ). - noun A
right of way defined in law, over which the public have the right to travel on foot or on horseback or leading a horse, with or without a right to drive animals of any description along the way.
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Examples
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The bridleway will be a grassy ride between an avenue of limes.
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We had just got to the top of the bridleway were the track narrows when I heard a real thundering of hooves.
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We had just got to the top of the bridleway were the track narrows when I heard a real thundering of hooves.
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This appears to have led to his death after he lost control of a scooter on a bridleway above the Wharfe's steep banks near his home.
Jimi Heselden obituary Martin Wainwright 2010
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One day when biking I pulled off on a "public bridleway."
Kelly Figueroa-Ray: Getting Stuck In Clay: An Interfaith Reflection Kelly Figueroa-Ray 2011
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One day when biking I pulled off on a "public bridleway."
Kelly Figueroa-Ray: Getting Stuck In Clay: An Interfaith Reflection Kelly Figueroa-Ray 2011
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On my way there one afternoon I saw this signpost pointing down a bridleway.
Archive 2007-07-01 Peter Ashley 2007
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On my way there one afternoon I saw this signpost pointing down a bridleway.
The Owston White Horse Peter Ashley 2007
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Landscape projects include a major footpath and bridleway improvement program, establishing a network of cycle routes, tree planting and hedge laying, heathland management and survey and maintenance work on the coastal National Trail.
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Yes, the Spectator is careering up the information super-bridleway and this ceremony is being vodcast live on www. spectator.co.uk to fans of British politics all over the globe.
John Rentoul today puts Trevor Kavanagh and myself in the... 2007
bilby commented on the word bridleway
"We also offer stabling for those who would like to take advantage of the many bridleways that criss-cross this idyllic part of the country."
- advertisement for Haselor B&B, cited 24 Nov 2008.
November 24, 2008