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dragonriding

dragonriding noun: the act of riding a dragon.

Noun

dragonriding (uncountable)

  1. The act of riding a dragon.
    • Anne McCaffrey of Dragonflight fame, experienced relief noting that . . . “Leessa (was), for once, appropriately clad for dragonriding,” and finds it noteworthy that he had actually read her books!1981, Richard Riehn, “[Book reviews] Wonderworks, Science Fiction and Fantasy Art, by Michael Whelan”, in Philip O[lcott] Stearns, editor, Fantasy Modeling, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Fantasy Modeling...
    • He took hold of the leather harness and said, “I’m ready.” / “Good, Aarondar. It is . . . nice that you have acquired a taste for dragonriding.” Turiana snorted in amusement, and gathered herself for flying.1986 December, R[hondi] A[nn] V[ilott] Salsitz, chapter 21, in Where Dragons Rule, New York, N.Y.: Signet, →ISBN, page 243

Origin of dragonriding

From dragon + riding.

Questions about dragonriding

What does dragonriding mean?
Dragonriding means the act of riding a dragon.
What part of speech is dragonriding?
Dragonriding is a noun.

Words near dragonriding in the dictionary

  1. dragonologists
  2. dragonology
  3. dragonproof
  4. dragonrider
  5. dragonriders
  6. dragonriding
  7. dragonroot
  8. dragons
  9. dragons' den
  10. dragons' dens
  11. dragons'-den

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