THREE-DAY EVENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("three-day event" is a kind of...):

equestrian sport (a sport that tests horsemanship)

Meronyms (parts of "three-day event"):

dressage (maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider)

showjumping; stadium jumping (riding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles)

cross-country jumping; cross-country riding (riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship)