Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - trek
Trek
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 or walk made by trekking (it was a trek to the nearest launderette). b each stage of such a journey. 2 an organized migration of a body of persons. Derivatives trekker n. Etymology: S.Afr. Du. trek (n.), trekken (v.) draw, travel
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I. intransitive verb (~ked; ~king) Etymology: Afrikaans, from Dutch trecken to pull, haul, migrate; akin to Old High German trechan to pull Date: 1821 1. chiefly South African to travel by ox wagon, to migrate by ox wagon or in a train of such, to make one's way arduously, ~ker noun II. noun Etymology: Afrikaans, from Dutch treck pull, haul, from trecken Date: 1849 a journey by ox wagon, a trip or movement especially when involving difficulties or complex organization ; an arduous journey ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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