gait
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
any of the manners in which a horse moves, as a walk, trot, canter, gallop, or rack.
to teach a specified gait or gaits to (a horse).
Origin of gait
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Words that may be confused with gait
- gait , gate
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How to use gait in a sentence
Instead, the poles seem to enable people to adopt a more normal walking gait, with longer and quicker strides, particularly while carrying a pack or climbing a hill.
Scientists Weigh in on the Great Trekking Pole Debate | Alex Hutchinson | October 23, 2020 | Outside OnlineThat gait assistance is also why poles are helpful for people with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders.
Scientists Weigh in on the Great Trekking Pole Debate | Alex Hutchinson | October 23, 2020 | Outside OnlineThe person’s gait is uneven, as if they were carrying a load on their left hip.
A typical teenager’s stroll: Carrying a baby and dodging mammoths | Kiona N. Smith | October 23, 2020 | Ars TechnicaThey look terrible compared to their smooth-striding rivals—but imagine how much better they could have been with more efficient gaits.
Don't Judge a Runner's Efficiency by Their Stride | Alex Hutchinson | September 30, 2020 | Outside OnlineThere may not be a database of gaits and heartbeats yet, but the technology is here.
Will Facial Recognition and Digital Surveillance End Anonymous Protest? | Jason Dorrier | June 7, 2020 | Singularity Hub
The research on gait may also be used to make robots move in a more natural way.
Japan's Robots Are Reading Your Emotions | Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein | August 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Animals with sloping backs have huge reserves of stamina, because it is a very economic gait,” said Jean.
Walking With Wildebeests: Exploring the Serengeti on Foot | Joanna Eede | July 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are the ultimate Vatican insiders, able to identify cardinals by their gait alone.
Bicycles don't break their legs, they don't need to be fed, and on a modern road, their gait is a lot smoother.
Where are the Bicycles in Post-Apocalyptic Fiction? | Megan McArdle | January 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThose in white and walking with a contemplative gait evoked innocence.
Paris Fashion Week: Redefining Femininity at Comme des Garçons and Rick Owens | Robin Givhan | September 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTPoindexter ordered his men to fall in, and they followed Porter, but at a more leisurely gait.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnShe liked the rapid gait at which they spun along, and the quick, sharp sound of the horses' hoofs on the hard road.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinBascomb spurred his tired horse cruelly, and they got past Hot Springs at a fairly good gait.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsBascomb fell silent again, and for a mile or more he kept up his steady, swinging gait.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsThe other species have a tendency in the same direction, the legs being bowed and the gait rolling.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris
British Dictionary definitions for gait
/ (ɡeɪt) /
manner of walking or running; bearing
(used esp of horses and dogs) the pattern of footsteps at various speeds, as the walk, trot, canter, etc, each pattern being distinguished by a particular rhythm and footfall
(tr) to teach (a horse) a particular gait
Origin of gait
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