Definition of Travel

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travel
v. go on a journey, go on a voyage, move, go from one place to another
n. act of traveling, movement, journeying

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Travel Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

BTS Transportation Expressions
Travel
See also Transport, Transportation, Trip.


Travel Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Travel
(v. t.)
To journey over; to traverse; as, to travel the continent.
  
(v. t.)
To force to journey.
  
(v. i.)
To pass; to go; to move.
  
(v. i.)
To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place, or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his health; he is traveling in California.
  
(v. i.)
To labor; to travail.
  
(v. i.)
To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the city, or through the streets.
  
(n.)
The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the travel of a slide valve.
  
(n.)
The act of traveling, or journeying from place to place; a journey.
  
(n.)
Labor; parturition; travail.
  
(n.)
An account, by a traveler, of occurrences and observations during a journey; as, a book of travels; -- often used as the title of a book; as, Travels in Italy.
  

WordNet 2.0
travel

Noun
1. the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
(synonym) traveling, travelling
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) walk
(derivation) move around
2. a movement through space that changes the location of something
(synonym) change of location
(hypernym) movement, motion
(hyponym) ascension
3. self-propelled movement
(synonym) locomotion
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) brachiation
(derivation) go, move, locomote

Verb
1. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
(synonym) go, move, locomote
(antonym) stay in place
(hyponym) go around, spread, circulate
(verb-group) move, displace
(derivation) change of location
2. undertake a journey or trip
(synonym) journey
(hypernym) trip, jaunt
(hyponym) tour
(verb-group) journey
(derivation) traveling, travelling
3. make a trip for pleasure
(synonym) trip, jaunt
(hyponym) junket
(cause) go, move, locomote
(derivation) traveler, traveller
4. travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"
(synonym) journey
(hypernym) go, move, locomote
(hyponym) sail
(verb-group) journey
(derivation) traveling, travelling
5. undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"
(hypernym) go, move, locomote
(hyponym) fly
(derivation) change of location
6. travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge
(synonym) move around
(hypernym) go, move, locomote
(hyponym) itinerate
(derivation) traveling, travelling

The Phrase Finder
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
Origin
Quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson. 'To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.'

Australian Slang
Travel
move with speed: “The car was really travelling”

Anagram
travel
      varlet

hEnglish - advanced version

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
travel
taisteal

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Cerdded
Cerdded = v. to walk, to travel

Damdramwy
Damdramwy = v. to travel about

Pedestru
Pedestru = v. to travel on foot

Teithio
Teithio = v. to travel, to journey

Trafaelu
Trafaelu = v. to travel, to toil

Ymdaith
Ymdaith = n. journey, a voyage, v. to journey, to travel


Travel Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dictionary of Automotive Terms
Travel
The distance an object can move. See clutch pedal free travel .

Abbreviation Airbus A340
TRV
Travel


Travel Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

English-Latin Online Dictionary
travel
eo ire itum


Travel Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Travel
halovau, halovaya

English - Klingon
travel
v. leng


Travel Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

A Basic Guide to ASL
Travel (noun & verb traveled¸ traveling)
The downturned curved 'V' fingers of the right hand describe a series of small counterclockwise circles as they move in random fashion from right to left.


Travel Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Phobia
Amaxophobia
Fear of riding in a car

Basophobia
Fear of standing, Fear of walking or falling
Also known as Basiphobia

Hodophobia
Fear of road travel

Motorphobia
Fear of automobiles

Siderodromophobia
Fear of trains, railroads or train travel


Travel Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

NBA
travel
A violation in which a player takes more than 2 steps without dribbling the ball. Also: walking.


Travel Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Travel
Travel is the transport of people on a trip/journey or the process or time involved in a person or object moving from one location to another. Reasons for travel include:
  • Tourism—travel for  recreation. This may apply to the travel itself, or the travel may just be the necessary investment to arrive at a desired location.
  • Visiting friends and family
  • Trade
  • Commuting–going to various routine activities, such as work or  meetings.
  • Migration—travel to begin life somewhere else;  nomadic people do this
  • Pilgrimages—travel for religious reasons

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travel
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