Meaning of hammock | Babel Free
ˈhæməkDefinitions
- A surname.
- dragnet
- A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
- (small) rowboat
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A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. US
- whip; lash
Equivalents
Català
hamaca
Cymraeg
hamog
Dansk
hængekøje
Ελληνικά
αιώρα
Esperanto
hamako
Eesti
võrkkiik
فارسی
ننو
Gaeilge
leaba luascáin
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
ʻahamaka
עברית
ערסל
हिन्दी
झूला
Magyar
függőágy
日本語
ハンモック
ქართული
ჰამაკი
ខ្មែរ
អង្រឹង
한국어
해먹
ລາວ
ເປ
Македонски
лежалка
Bahasa Melayu
buaian rajut
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ပုခက်
Nederlands
hangmat
Polski
hamak
Română
hamac
Русский
гамак
Slovenčina
hojdacia sieť
Slovenščina
viseča mreža
Kiswahili
machela
ไทย
เปลญวน
Türkçe
hamak
Українська
гамак
Tiếng Việt
vòng
Examples
“[…] the poore ſaylers, who […] commonly get forthwith into their beds (or hamackoes) reſting their tyred bodies […]”
“[W]ho vvould not rather Sleep Quietly upon a Hammock, vvithout either Cares in his Head, or Crudities in his Stomach, then lye Carking upon a Bed of State, vvith the Qualms and Tvvinges that accompany Surfeits and Exceſs?”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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