girth

US: /ˈɡɝθ/
UK: /ɡˈɜːθ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


girth /gə:θ/
  • danh từ
    • đai yên (ngựa)
    • đường vòng quanh (ngực, thân cây...); chu vi
    • ngoại động từ
      • nịt đai yên (ngựa)
      • đo vòng (ngực, thân cây...)
      • bao quanh

    Advanced English dictionary


    + noun
    1 [U, C] the measurement around sth, especially a person's waist: a man of enormous girth + a tree one metre in girth / with a girth of one metre + He rested his hands on his broad girth (= his large stomach).
    2 [C] a leather or cloth strap that is fastened around the middle of a horse to keep the seat, (called a SADDLE), or a load in place

    Thesaurus dictionary


    n.
    1 circumference, perimeter, ambit, periphery, circuit:
    His girth steadily expanded as he approached fifty.
    2 belt, girdle, border, cincture, waistband, cestus, cummerbund, Archaic zone, US and Canadian cinch:
    Tighten that girth or the saddle will come off.