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kelkka — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bandwagon noun A popular trend or cause that people join simply because it is already popular.
  • coaster noun A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
  • saddle noun A leather seat fitted to the back of a horse or other animal for a rider.
  • tray noun A flat, rigid object used for carrying or holding items.

Senses

kelkka is used for these senses in English:

  • bandwagon (figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support. [from 1880]
  • coaster Something that coasts or is used to coast.
  • saddle (engineering) An equipment part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
  • tray A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.

bandwagon — full definition

  1. noun A popular trend or cause that people join simply because it is already popular.
  2. verb To join a popular trend or cause purely because of its popularity.

coaster — full definition

  1. noun A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
  2. noun A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.
  3. noun A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
  4. noun Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).

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