Stirrup is an English word with synonyms like support or stapes. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Stirrup meaning
- A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
- Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
Using Stirrup
- The main meaning on this page is: A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding. | Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc. | Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
- Useful related words include: stirrup iron, support, stapes, auditory ossicle.
- In the example corpus, stirrup often appears in combinations such as: the stirrup.
Context around Stirrup
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stirrup
- In this selection, "stirrup" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, helped, thomas, retractable, irons, leathers and house stand out and add context to how "stirrup" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a retractable stirrup mounted below and a shorter stirrup allowing the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stirrup" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stirrup
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Now let the stirrup go! (5 words)
Other precautions are done with stirrup design itself. (8 words)
Equine guests helped 'stirrup' some excitement when they visited a care home last week. (14 words)
General life themes are portrayed on wall panels such as the way horses were reined, the type of stirrup used, the depiction of dancers, musicians, instrumentalists, and rows of animals such as lions and elephants (where no two animals are identical). (41 words)
He certainly made a poor figure on a horseback, with his stirrup leather six inches too short, putting his knees nearly level with his horse's back, and his heels turned out with his toes sticking behind his horse's foreshoulder. (41 words)
But the introduction of the wraparound saddle during the Middle Ages provided greater efficiency in mounted shock combat and the important invention of the stirrup enabled a broader array of attacks to be delivered from the back of a horse. (40 words)
Now let the stirrup go! (5 words)
Example sentences (16)
The stirrup irons are heavier than most, and the stirrup leathers are wider and thicker, for added safety when the player stands in the stirrups.
Stirrup is not the only Republican office-seeker or elected official in Virginia to be caught on tape expressing support for the most extreme abortion restrictions.
Karen Francoeur, a registered Maine sea kayak guide and owner of Castine Kayak Adventures, holds up a stirrup, which is a simple ladder made of floating rope that’s used for entering a kayak in the water.
Equine guests helped 'stirrup' some excitement when they visited a care home last week.
At Stirrup House, Aires' representative said the new project will be decorated in Bahamian style, with wood floors, wallpaper, and antique-style bathtubs.
But the introduction of the wraparound saddle during the Middle Ages provided greater efficiency in mounted shock combat and the important invention of the stirrup enabled a broader array of attacks to be delivered from the back of a horse.
General life themes are portrayed on wall panels such as the way horses were reined, the type of stirrup used, the depiction of dancers, musicians, instrumentalists, and rows of animals such as lions and elephants (where no two animals are identical).
He certainly made a poor figure on a horseback, with his stirrup leather six inches too short, putting his knees nearly level with his horse's back, and his heels turned out with his toes sticking behind his horse's foreshoulder.
He managed to free himself from the stirrup, but while lying on the ground "The Lion of the North" was killed by another shot through his head.
In the summer of 1663, he read Wingate's Canon, William Oughtred 's Canon, and Thomas Stirrup's Art of Dialling.
Now let the stirrup go!
Other precautions are done with stirrup design itself.
Pilot access to the cockpit was aided by a retractable " stirrup " mounted below the trailing edge of the port wing.
The English stirrup (or "iron") has several design variations which are either shaped to allow the rider's foot to slip out easily or are closed with a very heavy rubber band.
The ossicles were given their Latin names for their distinctive shapes; they are also referred to as the hammer, anvil, and stirrup, respectively.
This construction allows greater freedom of movement for the rider when in jumping position and allows a shorter stirrup, allowing the rider to lighten the seat on the horse.
Common combinations with stirrup
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: