noun / verb
trek
TREK/trek/
A long, difficult journey, or to make one.
The hikers trek up the steep rocky trail.
Etymology
Dutch trekken originally meant pulling, as an ox pulls a wagon. English trek first named a stage of an ox-wagon journey, then broadened to a long, difficult journey.
In context
forcing them to abandon their base and begin a 5 000 mile trek across china a journey that would become known as the long march
More examples
- The trek took three days.
- We trekked through deep snow to reach the cabin.
- The long trek left everyone exhausted.
Forms
trek · treks · trekked · trekking
trekker noun — someone making a long journey
Similar words
- hike
- Usually a walk for recreation, not necessarily long or difficult.
- expedition
- An organized journey with a particular purpose.