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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Teresa Lai was determined to save her parents from a long trip through the 1 World Way horseshoe this year.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The Tennessee Volunteers will travel to the horseshoe to take on the Buckeyes.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Teresa Lai was determined to save her parents from a long trip through the 1 World Way horseshoe this year.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The Tennessee Volunteers will travel to the horseshoe to take on the Buckeyes.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
The wide-leg jeans, also called balloon or horseshoe jeans, flare at the thighs and taper at the ankles.
—Antonio Fuentes, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Horseshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseshoe. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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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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