stirrup

stir·rup  (stûrp, str-) n. 1. A flat-based loop or ring hung from either side of a horse's saddle to support the rider's foot in mounting and riding; a stirrup iron. 2. A part or device shaped like an inverted U in which something is supported, held, or fixed. 3. Nautical A rope on a ship that hangs from a yard and has an eye at the end through which a footrope is passed for support. 4. Anatomy See stapes. [Middle English stirope, from Old English stgrp : stgan, to mount; see steigh- in Indo-European roots + rp, rope.]

stirrup left: Western stirrup right: English stirrup

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stirrup

Noun

a metal loop attached to a saddle for supporting a rider's foot [Old English stig step + rāp rope]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stirrup - support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go stirrup iron saddle - a seat for the rider of a horse or camel support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
	2.	stirrup - the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea stapes auditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear

Translations

stirrup [ˈstɪrəp] n → estribo

stirrup [ˈstɪrəp] n → étrier m

stirrup [ˈstɪrəp] n → Steigbügel m

stirrup [ˈstɪrəp] n → staffa