saddle
1. a seat for a rider, usually made of leather, placed on a horse's back and secured with a girth under the belly
2. a back pad forming part of the harness of a packhorse
3. the part of a horse or similar animal on which a saddle is placed
4. the part of the back of a domestic chicken that is nearest to the tail
5. Civil engineering a block on top of one of the towers of a suspension bridge that acts as a bearing surface over which the cables or chains pass
6. Engineering the carriage that slides on the bed of a lathe and supports the slide rest, tool post, or turret
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Saddle
The ridge covering on the back of a chimney to carry water back to the main roof surface. Also called a cricket.
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What does it mean when you dream about a saddle?
Animals in dreams often represent the animal side of ourselves, particularly aggressive and sexual drives. So a saddle can indicate our efforts to direct and control these drives. It could also symbolize controlling others or being controlled by others. Finally, note that we can be “saddled” with a difficult responsibility.
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saddle
[′sad·əl] (design engineering)
A support shaped to fit the object being held.
(geology)
A gap that is broad and gently sloping on both sides.
A relatively flat ridge that connects the peaks of two higher elevations.
That part along the surface axis or axial trend of an anticline that is a low point or depression.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
cricket, saddle
cricket
A small saddle-shaped projection on a sloping roof; used to divert water around an obstacle such as a chimney.
saddle
saddle, 1
3. Any hollow-backed structure suggesting a saddle, as a ridge connected to two higher elevations or a
saddle roof. 4. A floor mount for a heavy pipe.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Saddle
an item of gear used in riding and carrying loads on the back of an animal, such as a horse, mule, or reindeer. The earliest known saddles date from the second half of the first millennium B.C. There are military, cossack, sporting, training, and racing saddles, among others. Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, and other saddles have special features. Pack saddles for carrying loads are equipped with accessories for securing the load.
Saddle
a depression between the crests of a mountain ridge. Most roads or paths across mountain ridges are built across saddles.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
