- trek wagon
- noun
: a large 6-wheeled covered wagon used especially in southern Africa in trekking and designed to provide lodging and storage space as well as seating for trekkers
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trek — /trek/, v., trekked, trekking, n. v.i. 1. to travel or migrate, esp. slowly or with difficulty. 2. South Africa. to travel by ox wagon. v.t. 3. South Africa. (of a draft animal) to draw (a vehicle or load). n. 4. a journey or trip, esp. one… … Universalium
trek — [trek] vi. trekked, trekking [Afrik < Du trekken, to draw; akin to MHG trecken] 1. South Afr. to travel by ox wagon 2. to travel slowly or laboriously 3. Informal to go, esp. on foot vt. South Afr. to draw (a wagon): said of an ox n … English World dictionary
Trek — Trek, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trekked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trekking}.] [Written also {treck}.] [D. trekken. See {Track}, n.] [South Africa] 1. To draw or haul a load, as oxen. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To travel, esp. by ox wagon; to go from place to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trek — 1849 (n.); 1850 (v.), to travel or migrate by ox wagon, from Afrikaans trek, from Du. trekken to march, journey, originally to draw, pull, from M.Du. trecken (Cf. M.L.G. trecken, O.H.G. trechan to draw ). Especially in reference to the Groot Trek … Etymology dictionary
Wagon Train — Infobox Television show name = Wagon Train caption = Wagon Train cast (1964) format = Western camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = 60 or 90 mins. creator = developer = producer = executive producer = starring = Ward Bond Robert… … Wikipedia
trek — /trɛk / (say trek) noun 1. an overland journey, especially a difficult one, as the Great Trek undertaken by migrating South Africans by ox wagon. 2. a physically challenging journey, undertaken for sport or recreation. 3. a journey of… …
trek — [[t]trɛk[/t]] v. trekked, trek•king, n. 1) to travel or migrate, esp. slowly or with difficulty 2) brit. South Africa. to travel by ox wagon 3) a journey or trip, esp. one involving difficulty or hardship 4) brit. South Africa. a migration or… … From formal English to slang
trek — noun a long difficult journey, especially one made on foot. ↘S. African a leg or stage of a journey. verb (treks, trekking, trekked) go on a trek. ↘historical, chiefly S. African migrate or journey by ox wagon. ↘S. African (of an ox) draw a… … English new terms dictionary
trek — v. & n. orig. S.Afr. v.intr. (trekked, trekking) 1 travel or make one s way arduously (trekking through the forest). 2 esp. hist. migrate or journey with one s belongings by ox wagon. 3 (of an ox) draw a vehicle or pull a load. n. 1 a a journey… … Useful english dictionary
trek — I. intransitive verb (trekked; trekking) Etymology: Afrikaans, from Dutch trecken to pull, haul, migrate; akin to Old High German trechan to pull Date: 1821 1. chiefly South African a. to travel by ox wagon b. to migrate by ox wagon or in a train … New Collegiate Dictionary
