girdling
Example Sentences
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It takes precision to harness so much abundance; raising the house to save the sibipiruna, for instance, meant inserting tiers in the terrain to avoid girdling the roots of pre-existing loquats and phoenix palms.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Felling is cutting down the tree outright, while girdling refers to killing the tree by removing its access to nutrients, but not cutting it down.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
Many adult lampreys make it through fish ladders designed for salmon, but at each of the eight dams girdling the lower Columbia and Snake rivers, their ranks are reduced by roughly 30% to 50%.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Sprinklers sent arcs of water onto the rich, green swales girdling the townhouse and condo developments.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2021
A huge wave girdling it was advancing towards us relentlessly.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
