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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cam•el /ˈkæməl/USA pronunciation n. - Mammals[countable] either of two large, long-necked animals with one or two humps on the back.
- [uncountable] a color ranging from yellowish tan to yellowish brown.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cam•el (kam′əl),USA pronunciation n. - Mammalseither of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World. Cf. Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- a color ranging from yellowish tan to yellowish brown.
- SportAlso called camel spin. [Skating.]a spin done in an arabesque position.
- Nautical
- Naval TermsAlso called pontoon. a float for lifting a deeply laden vessel sufficiently to allow it to cross an area of shallow water.
- Naval Termsa float serving as a fender between a vessel and a pier or the like.
- Naval Termscaisson (def. 3a).
- Semitic; compare Hebrew gāmāl
- Greek kámēlos
- Latin camēlus
- Middle English, Old English bef. 950
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