horseshoe
noun
horse·shoe
ˈhȯrs-ˌshü 
ˈhȯrsh-
1
: a usually U-shaped band of iron fitted and nailed to the rim of a horse's hoof to protect it
2
: something (such as a valley) shaped like a horseshoe
3
horseshoes plural
: a game like quoits played with horseshoes or with horseshoe-shaped pieces of metal
horseshoe
transitive verb
Examples of horseshoe in a Sentence
The lake was a horseshoe surrounded by tall pine trees.
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All season, The Depot Restaurant & Tavern — where Girard and her dad played horseshoes — has been hosting weekly watch parties in her honor.
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Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
In a stunning show of power and grandeur, water flows endlessly through pools, down tiers, and over cliffs in a unique horseshoe shape.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2024
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Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
In a stunning show of power and grandeur, water flows endlessly through pools, down tiers, and over cliffs in a unique horseshoe shape.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for horseshoe
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“Horseshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseshoe. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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horseshoe
noun
horse·shoe
ˈhȯrs-ˌshü
ˈhȯrsh-
1
: a usually U-shaped band of iron shaped and nailed to the rim of a horse's hoof
2
: something shaped like a horseshoe
3
plural
: a game in which horseshoes are tossed at a stake in the ground
horseshoe
verb
horseshoer
noun
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