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geat

/ˈɡiːt/

geat noun: the channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.

Noun (1)

geat (plural geats)

  1. (obsolete) The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.
    • the Geat of the Ladle1677–1683, Joseph Moxon, “(please specify the page)”, in Mechanick Exercises, or The Doctrine of Handy-Works, […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Joseph Moxon, published...
    Synonyms:
    sprue

Noun (2) capitalized: Geat

IPA/ɡiːt/

Geat (plural Geats)

  1. A member of a North Germanic tribe formerly occupying what is now Götaland in Sweden.

Synonyms of geat

Forms of geat

pluralgeats
alternative formgate
alternative formgit
pluralGeats

Origin of geat

See gate.

From Old English Ġēat, from Proto-West Germanic *Gaut, from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”).

Words that rhyme with geat

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Questions about geat

What does geat mean?
Geat means the channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.
What part of speech is geat?
Geat is a noun.
How do you pronounce geat?
Geat is pronounced /ˈɡiːt/.
What is the plural of geat?
The plural of geat is geats.

Words near geat in the dictionary

  1. geasa
  2. gease
  3. geases
  4. Geashill
  5. geason
  6. geat
  7. Geatish
  8. Geatland
  9. geats
  10. Geauga County
  11. geaux

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