单词 | viking |
释义 | Viking[ vahy-king ] / ˈvaɪ kɪŋ / noun (sometimes lowercase)any of the Scandinavian pirates who plundered the coasts of Europe from the 8th to 10th centuries. a sea-roving bandit; pirate. a Scandinavian. U.S. Aerospace. one of a series of space probes that obtained scientific information about Mars. Origin of Viking1800–10; <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse vīkingr; compare Old English wīcing pirate; etymology disputed Words nearby Vikingvihara, vihuela, Viipuri, Vijayawada, Viki, Viking, Vikings, Viking spacecraft, vil., Vila, Vila Nova de Gaia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for VikingBritish Dictionary definitions for VikingViking / (ˈvaɪkɪŋ) / noun (sometimes not capital)Also called: Norseman, Northman any of the Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes who raided by sea most of N and W Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries, later often settling, as in parts of Britain any sea rover, plunderer, or pirate either of two unmanned American spacecraft that reached Mars in 1976 (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a Viking or Vikingsa Viking ship Word Origin for VikingC19: from Old Norse vīkingr, probably from vīk creek, sea inlet + -ingr (see -ing ³); perhaps related to Old English wīc camp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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