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