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
- noun A popular trend or cause that people join simply because it is already popular.
- verb To join a popular trend or cause purely because of its popularity.
coaster — full definition
- noun A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
- noun A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.
- noun A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
- noun Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).