trek
A journey by ox wagonA journey by ox wagon.
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Який твій улюблений епізод у Стар Трек? — zinova
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35 sentencesWhat's your favorite Star Trek episode?
Який твій улюблений епізод у Стар Трек? — zinova
Rodrigo began trekking across the moors.
Igor was trekking in the area.
Meaning
4 senses(South Africa)A journey by ox wagon.
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
A slow or difficult journey.
We're planning a trek up Kilimanjaro.
A long walk.
I would drive to the shops from here; you can walk, but it's quite a trek.
(South Africa)The Boer migration of 1835–1837.
Origin
From Afrikaans trek, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trekken (weak verb) and trēkenFrom Afrikaans trek, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trekken (weak verb) and trēken (“to trek, place, bring, move”, strong verb), from Old Dutch *trekkan, *trekan, from Proto-West Germanic *trekan, from Proto-Germanic *trekaną, *trakjaną (“to drag, haul, scrape, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dreg- (“to drag, scrape”).
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