1820 B. Silliman 208 Who in America has not longed to cast his eyes on the water-girt rocks and towers of Quebec!
1905 J. B. Bury vii. 134 The water-girt promontory which is washed on the west by Lake Kilglass.
2013 (Nexis) 21 July (Travel section) 71 [He] showed me how the coastline is a perfect place for an exhilarating seaborne adventure; there's wild camping, rich sea life, deserted islands, water-girt castles, [etc.].