girth

[US]/gɜːθ/
[UK]/ɡɚθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. circumference; belly band; the measurement around the middle of something
vt. to surround; to encircle
vi. to have a circumference of

Phrases & Collocations

girth welding

girth weld

Example Sentences

the four seas that girth Britain.

a tree 16 feet in girth 16

The horse had a wide girth.

He measured the tree's girth with a tape measure.

The girth of the tree trunk was impressive.

She tightened the girth on the saddle before riding.

The girth of the waistband was adjustable.

The girth of the balloon expanded as it filled with hot air.

The girth of the tree stump made it difficult to move.

She struggled to fasten the girth of the backpack.

The girth of the giant pumpkin amazed everyone at the fair.

He adjusted the girth of his belt after losing weight.

Real-world Examples

But maintaining this massive girth means filling up almost constantly.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

Are yOui saying that Garth has the perfect girth?

Source: Sex and the City Season 3

Its height sometimes exceeds sixty feet, while the girth, or distance round the trunk, is often more than twenty feet.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

While a man of Mr. Delancey's girth would not have been able to put on this suit without an assist.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

We're not gonna talk about girth? - No.

Source: Friends Season 3

His ratio of girth to hip flexibility is mesmerizing.

Source: Waste Material Alliance | Community

After a quick check of the girths and straps it’s time to mount up.

Source: Victoria Kitchen

Their bridles, girths and saddles were made of raw skins of animals; their stirrups of a certain kind of wood.

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

The burly Juniper, whose girth sometimes more than equals its height, is about as rigid as the rocks on which it grows.

Source: The Mountains of California (Part 2)

" Her saddle girth burst whilst she was riding, " said Ser Balman Byrch. " The stableboy should have seen the strap was worn. He has been chastised" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

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