mounted

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of mount.

   The climbers mounted the final ridge just before sunset.

   The company has mounted an aggressive marketing campaign this year.

   Note

   One regular spelling covers both the past (they mounted the ridge) and the participle (they have mounted). After be, the verb slides toward a state. Stevenson's "as soon as I was mounted" in Treasure Island describes a rider settled in the saddle, close to the "on horseback" adjective. Because mount is mostly transitive, the participle also passivizes easily: a cross mounted on steps.

2. 2
   adjective

   Seated on a horse; riding or ready to ride on horseback.

   The mounted knights charged across the open field.

   A mounted patrol guarded the border throughout the night.

   Similarequestrian

   Oppositedismounted

3. 3
   adjective

   Furnished or supplied with the equipment and resources needed.

   The expedition set out well mounted, with provisions and gear for several months.

   The new theater opened lavishly mounted, with the finest stage equipment available.

   Similarequipped, furnished

   Note

   The verb mount once meant to put someone on horseback and supply them with animals for riding. This adjective keeps the idea of supplying and drops the horse, so a party could be well mounted with gear rather than mounts. That shared origin is why it sits so close to the "on horseback" sense. It is not comparable: a thing is mounted or it is not.

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