trek
noun/trek/
/trek/
- 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
- …
- go on
- make
- take
- …
- on a/the trek
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- (informal) a long walk synonym tramp
- It's a long trek into town.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- marathon
- 20-mile
- …
- go on
- make
- take
- …
- on a/the trek
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from South African Dutch trek (noun), trekken (verb) ‘pull, travel’.
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