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Definition of trek noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trek

noun
 
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  1. a long, hard walk lasting several days or weeks, especially in the mountains
    • They reached the refugee camp after an arduous two-day trek across the mountains.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • long
    • marathon
    • 20-mile
    verb + trek
    • go on
    • make
    • take
    preposition
    • on a/​the trek
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  2. (informal) a long walk synonym tramp
    • It's a long trek into town.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • long
    • marathon
    • 20-mile
    verb + trek
    • go on
    • make
    • take
    preposition
    • on a/​the trek
    See full entry
  3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from South African Dutch trek (noun), trekken (verb) ‘pull, travel’.
See trek in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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