Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The birdlike immortal being that serves as a mount for Vishnu.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Sanskrit Garuḍaḥ.]

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Examples

  • And they said, 'As this ranger of the skies rises on its wings bearing a heavy burden, let this foremost of birds having snakes for his food be called Garuda (bearer of heavy weight).'

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • And they said, 'As this ranger of the skies rises on its wings bearing a heavy burden, let this foremost of birds having snakes for his food be called Garuda (bearer of heavy weight).'

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • This approach continues in the resistance work, in which weights are largely eschewed in favour of stretchy bands attached to the ceiling, a giant pilates machine-cum-torture instrument otherwise known as the Garuda, and a series of free movements - arm swoops and leg swoops in every direction imaginable - that are incomprehensibly exhausting.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • In Hindu mythology, the Garuda is a chimera, a half-bird, half-man creature, and Vishnu's ride.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • In Hindu mythology, the Garuda is a chimera, a half-bird, half-man creature, and Vishnu's ride.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • In Hindu mythology, the Garuda is a chimera, a half-bird, half-man creature, and Vishnu's ride.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • Garuda, which is owned by the Indonesian government, is planning to raise $300 million from an initial public offering this year to help fund the expansion and better connect the country's 230 million people and 17,000 islands.

    Arab Times Kuwait English Daily 2010

  • Maybe it's an El Greco oil painting or a 1st century Roman sculpture, maybe it's a 12thcentury "Garuda" at Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia or maybe it's the 1980's Donald Judd concrete sculptures in Marfa, Texas.

    Suzanne Deal Booth: Hip to the Past 2010

  • Some time back, the government had introduced the 'Garuda' autorichshaw, which ran on diesel, in the city and had offered loans for those wanting to buy it.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • "Garuda" at Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia or maybe it's the 1980's Donald Judd concrete sculptures in Marfa, Texas.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Suzanne Deal Booth 2010

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