Definition of girt Girt
/gɚˈt/ - [gert] - girt
We found 14 definitions of girt from 6 different sources.
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Wiktionary 
- girt (Noun)
A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts. - girt (Verb)
To gird. - girt (Verb)
To bind horizontally, as with a belt or girdle. - girt (Verb)
To measure the girth of. - girt (Adjective)
Bound by a cable; used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- girt (imp. & p. p.)
of Gird - girt
imp. & p. p. of Gird. - girt (v.)
To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree. - girt (a.)
Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide. - girt (n.)
Same as Girth.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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girt
gėrt, v.t. to gird.—pa.p. of a ship moored so taut by her cables to two oppositely placed anchors as to be prevented from swinging to the wind or tide
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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girt
the situation of a ship which is moored so strait by her cables, extending from the hause to two distant anchors, as to be prevented from swinging or turning about, according to any change of the wind or tide, to the current of which her head would otherwise be directed.The cables are extended in this manner, by a strong application of mechanical powers within the ship; so that as she veers, or endeavours to swing about, her side bears upon one of the cables, which catches on her heel, and interrupts her in the act of traversing. In this position she must ride with her broadside or stern to the wind or current, till one or both of the cables are slackened so as to sink under the keel; after which the ship will readily yield to the effort of the wind or current, and turn her head thither. See the article RIDING.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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girt
The situation of a ship which is moored so taut by her cables, extending from the hawse to two distant anchors, as to be prevented from swinging to the wind or tide. The ship thus circumstanced endeavours to swing, but her side bears upon one of the cables, which catches on her heel, and interrupts her in the act of traversing. In this position she must ride with her broadside or stern to the wind or current, till one or both of the cables are slackened, so as to sink under the keel; after which the ship will readily yield to the effort of the wind or current, and turn her head thither. (See RIDE.)
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🔤- girt, verb, present, 1st person singular of girt (infinitive).
- girt, verb (infinitive).
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