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night-riding

night-riding adjective: that rides out at night, especially to carry out acts of violence.

Adjective

night-riding (not comparable)

  1. (US) That rides out at night, especially to carry out acts of violence.
    • A night-riding White Man's Union used intimidation and murder to split the coalition […].2003 (revised edition), Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States, HarperPerennial 2005, p. 291

Questions about night-riding

What does night-riding mean?
Night-riding means that rides out at night, especially to carry out acts of violence.
What part of speech is night-riding?
Night-riding is an adjective.

Words near night-riding in the dictionary

  1. night-owls
  2. night-rail
  3. night-rails
  4. night-raven
  5. night-ravens
  6. night-riding
  7. night-robe
  8. night-scented
  9. night-scented jasmine
  10. night-scented jasmines
  11. night-shining cloud

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