kamel.
a camel; an ungulate of the genus Camelus, with one or two humps
Meaning & usage
a camel; an ungulate of the genus Camelus, with one or two humps
specifically, a Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), having two humps
a camel; a watertight caisson or pontoon which can be flooded and pumped dry to raise a ship from the seabed or carry it over a shoal
a water tank on a central-heating system
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse kamell (“camel”), borrowed from Middle Low German kamel (“camel”), from Latin camēlus (“camel”), from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”), from an unidentified Semitic source, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal- (“camel”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kamel, Danish kamel, Swedish kamel, German Kamel and English camel.
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