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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Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and really big lottery draw games, as was the case in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing for a player in the Miami metro area.
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David J. Neal
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
The resort is complete with a pool and hot tub, gaga ball area, Wi-Fi, basketball, boating, fishing, horseshoes, live music, mini golf, movies, ice cream, shuffleboard, tennis, a beach, food and volleyball.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Regretfully, my brother—probably the only person who might’ve been able to look past my cowboy getup and glue-on horseshoe moustache and ghastly wax-like exterior—was being punished at home for stealing cigarettes.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
There are five horses hidden in each room and horseshoes on the ground lead players from one room to the next.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
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David J. Neal
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
The resort is complete with a pool and hot tub, gaga ball area, Wi-Fi, basketball, boating, fishing, horseshoes, live music, mini golf, movies, ice cream, shuffleboard, tennis, a beach, food and volleyball.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Regretfully, my brother—probably the only person who might’ve been able to look past my cowboy getup and glue-on horseshoe moustache and ghastly wax-like exterior—was being punished at home for stealing cigarettes.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
There are five horses hidden in each room and horseshoes on the ground lead players from one room to the next.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
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 21 Jul. 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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