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dragonback

dragonback noun: the back of a dragon (for riding).

Noun

dragonback (uncountable)

  1. The back of a dragon (for riding).
    • Princess Rhaenys Targaryen became a Velaryon when she married Lord Corlys at age 16, arriving to the wedding on dragonback—a very boss move, in our opinion.2022 August 19, Jenna Scherer, “Who’s who in House Of The Dragon?”, in AV Club

Origin of dragonback

From dragon + back, after horseback.

Questions about dragonback

What does dragonback mean?
Dragonback means the back of a dragon (for riding).
What part of speech is dragonback?
Dragonback is a noun.

Words near dragonback in the dictionary

  1. dragon's-den
  2. dragon's-dens
  3. dragon-fly
  4. dragon-hunter
  5. dragon-hunters
  6. dragonback
  7. Dragonballer
  8. Dragonballers
  9. dragonbone
  10. dragonbones
  11. dragonborn

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