Definition of "geta"

geta

noun
plural getas or geta
1. A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.
  Quotations
  Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs.
  1963 March 16, Hal Porter, “Little old lady passing by”, in The Bulletin, page 22, column 3
  The Japanese geta or wooden sandal is a superb, though little-utilized, tool for training in the martial arts. […] The geta are flat, wooden sandals raised on vertical slats.
  1982 July, Robert Dillon, “Geta As A Karate Training Tool”, in Black Belt‎, page 70
2. (go) A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.