(the distance covered by) a single step when walking or running
steps in walking
Cases of word usage
1) (of a horse) a pace faster than a trot but slower than a gallop; period of riding at such a pace (canter)
2) (of a horse etc) the fastest pace, with all four feet off the ground at each stride; period of riding at such a pace (gallop)
3) (of horses etc) to go at a pace faster than a walk but not so fast as a canter or gallop; to say something without real feeling or sincerity (trot)
