plural steeds
literary or humorous
: a horse used or trained for riding : a spirited horse
The act opens with a princess on a white steed prancing about the ring.—Howard G. Chua-Eoan
A 14th-century silk scroll elegantly depicts an elite … warrior brandishing a sword from his steed.—Smithsonian
Think of him [Napoléon Bonaparte] in [Jacques-Louis] David's portrait astride a fiery steed while he points his lance at the Alps.—Letitia Grierson
In front of a corral of horses, we meet our designated wranglers, who match us up with a user-friendly steed.—Roberta Grant
—sometimes used figuratively for something (such as a bicycle or an automobile) being likened to a horse… an offseason of building new cars or getting their trusty old steed out of the barn … came down to this one moment. Race time.—Mark Kane
Once on your faithful steed, you can cycle pretty much anywhere alongside Amsterdam's famous canals …—Helen Coffey
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“Steed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steed. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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