skirt

a piece of clothing for women and girls that covers the body from the waist to the knees or lower

falda, vestido (corta)

• wear a skirt

Collocations long skirt · mini skirt

• She wore a red skirt to the party.

  Ella llevó una falda roja a la fiesta.

the shape of something that is wide at one end and narrow at the other, like the bottom part of a woman's dress or trousers

forma en forma de falda

• have a skirt shape

Collocations skirt shape of the building · skirt shape of the mountain

• The mountain has a skirt shape.

  La montaña tiene una forma en forma de falda.

the area of land around the edge of something, especially an urban or industrial area at the edge of a town or city

área periférica, zona suburbana

• the skirt of a town/city

Collocations skirt of the city · industrial skirt

• The factory is in the industrial skirt of the city.

  La fábrica está en la zona industrial periférica de la ciudad.

a part of a machine that is shaped like the bottom part of a woman's dress or trousers, especially one that turns around an axis

pieza de máquina en forma de falda

• a skirt on/in something

Collocations skirt of a machine · rotating skirt

• The machine has a rotating skirt.

  La máquina tiene una pieza en forma de falda que gira.

a line of soldiers or troops that surrounds an area, especially to protect it from attack

línea de defensa, perímetro militar

• skirt a place

Collocations skirt the city · military skirt

• The troops formed a military skirt around the city.

  Los soldados formaron un perímetro militar alrededor de la ciudad.