Topic: OTHER SPORTS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | travaillier; TRAVAIL |
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trav‧el1 S2 W2
past tense and past participle travelled, present participle travelling British English, past tense and past participle traveled, present participle traveling American English
past tense and past participle travelled, present participle travelling British English, past tense and past participle traveled, present participle traveling American English1
journey
a) [intransitive] to go from one place to another, or to several places, especially ones that are far away :
2 to go a particular distance or at a particular speed 
They travelled 200 miles on the first day.
distance
[intransitive and transitive]They travelled 200 miles on the first day.3
well-travelled
a) also widely-travelled having travelled to many different countries : a well-travelled businesswoman
a well-travelled businesswomanb) having been travelled on by many people : a well-travelled road
a well-travelled road4 to be passed quickly from one person or place to another : News travels fast.
news
[intransitive]News travels fast.5 to remain in good condition or be equally successful when taken to another country : Exporters have to find wines that travel well. Many British television programmes don't travel well.
travel well
DFExporters have to find wines that travel well.Many British television programmes don't travel well.6 if your eyes travel over something, you look at different parts of it : His gaze travelled over her face.
eyes
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] writtenHis gaze travelled over her face.7 to move at a particular speed or in a particular direction : Light travels faster than sound.
light/sound
[intransitive]Light travels faster than sound.8 to take more than three steps while you are holding the ball in basketball
