Girth is more significant than length.
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Girth
//ɡɜːθ//
Synonyms for "girth" (257 found)
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Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
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hitchhitching postholdfasthookhook and eyehoophorninkleinterlockerjaquimajerk linejockeykevelkingpinlacelacinglargenesslariatlashlatch
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Noun(1 words)
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10 entriesTranslations
70 translations across 31 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- nënbishte noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- palldëm noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- praqe noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- qingël noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- kəfə noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- örkən noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Bulgarian
3 entries- обиколка noun (the distance measured around an object)
- подпора noun (small horizontal brace or girder)
- подпру́га noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Catalan
2 entries- cingla noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- circumferència noun (the distance measured around an object)
Czech
3 entries- obvod noun (the distance measured around an object)
- podbřišník noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- podpěnka noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Dutch
3 entries- omtrek noun (the distance measured around an object)
- omvang noun (the distance measured around an object)
- singel noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Finnish
2 entries- satulavyö noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- ympärysmitta noun (the distance measured around an object)
French
4 entries- circonférence noun (the distance measured around an object)
- maille noun (graph theory)
- sangle noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- tour noun (the distance measured around an object)
Galician
4 entries- atafal noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- cenlla noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- cincha noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- cintura noun (graph theory)
Georgian
3 entries- გარშემორტყმა noun (the distance measured around an object)
- გარშემოხვევა noun (the distance measured around an object)
- სატე noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
German
2 entries- Sattelgurt noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- Umfang noun (the distance measured around an object)
Hebrew
1 entries- היקף noun (the distance measured around an object)
Hungarian
2 entries- kerület noun (the distance measured around an object)
- körfogat noun (the distance measured around an object)
Icelandic
2 entries- gjörð noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- söðulgjörð noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Ido
1 entries- gurto noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Ingrian
1 entries- selkänahka noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Italian
4 entries- calibro noun (graph theory)
- cinghia noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- circonferenza noun (the distance measured around an object)
- sottopancia noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Macedonian
1 entries- обем noun (the distance measured around an object)
Middle English
1 entries- gerth noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Māori
1 entries- kati noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Norwegian
2 entries- omkrets noun (the distance measured around an object)
- salgjord noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- قولاك noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Polish
2 entries- obwód noun (the distance measured around an object)
- popręg noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Portuguese
3 entries- cilha noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- cintura noun (graph theory)
- circunferência noun (the distance measured around an object)
Russian
2 entries- обхва́т noun (the distance measured around an object)
- подпру́га noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Spanish
2 entries- cincha noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- cintura noun (graph theory)
Swedish
4 entries- gjord noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- omfång noun (the distance measured around an object)
- omkrets noun (the distance measured around an object)
- sadelgjord noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Tagalog
2 entries- paniyan noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
- satiyan noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Turkish
1 entries- kolan noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Ukrainian
2 entries- окру́жність noun (the distance measured around an object)
- попру́га noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Zazaki
1 entries- gılonc (diq) noun (band or strap passed under an animal to hold a saddle in place)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The incredible girth of a Sequoia tree is necessary to support its titanic height.
Source: tatoeba (10604702)
Due to his expanding girth, he shifted from belts to suspenders.
Source: tatoeba (10957312)
He was standing on the offside of his horse, holding up the flap of his saddle, with the surcingle loosened, and was pointing to the girths. Close to their attachment to the saddle they had been almost cut through with a knife.
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