单词 | camel |
释义 | camel —camellike, adj. /kam"euhl/, n. 1. either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World. Cf. Bactrian camel, dromedary. 2. a color ranging from yellowish tan to yellowish brown. 3. Also called camel spin. Skating. a spin done in an arabesque position. 4. Naut. a. Also called pontoon. a float for lifting a deeply laden vessel sufficiently to allow it to cross an area of shallow water. b. a float serving as a fender between a vessel and a pier or the like. c. caisson (def. 3a). [bef. 950; ME, OE < L camelus < Gk kámelos < Sem; cf. Heb gamal] |
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