Trek

Definitions

1. A journey by ox wagon.
   South-Africa
2. Abbreviation of Star Trek.
   abbreviation, alt-of
3. The Boer migration of 1835–1837.
   South-Africa
4. A slow or difficult journey.
5. A long walk.

Equivalents

Examples

“We're planning a trek up Kilimanjaro.”

“Early the next morning I set⟳ off on the long and hazardous trek through jungles and hills into Assam, and regretfully said "good-bye" to the gallant little Burma Railways, which had functioned to the last⟳ and played a big part in evacuating many thousands of refugees and wounded soldiers in the path of the rapidly advancing Japanese.”

“Young Indians looking for work⟳ opportunities have⟳ made up a sizeable portion of undocumented migrants in the US, many after making the dangerous trek through Latin America to reach⟳ the US southern border⟳.”

“I would drive⟳ to the shops from here; you can walk⟳, but it's quite a trek.”

“Spock’s half-brother Cybok virtually brought Kirk and McCoy to their knees with a simple imposing of their own⟳ self-reflection. […] it gave the writers of Trek a generic bad guy that is best described as a eccentric-lunatic genius on a personal quest which consequently affects the universe on a catastrophic level.”

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