travail
/tɹəˈveɪl/
noun
- 1
Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
- 2
Specifically, the labor of childbirth.
- 3
An act of working; labor (US), labour (British).
- 4
The eclipse of a celestial object.
noun
- 1
The act of traveling; passage from place to place.
“space travel”
- 2
(in the plural) A series of journeys.
“I’m off on my travels around France again.”
- 3
(in the plural) An account of one's travels.
- 4
The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
- 5
The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
“My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches.”
- 6
Labour; parturition; travail.
noun
- 1
A traditional North American Indian sled-like vehicle, pulled by person, dog, or horse.
verb
- 1
To toil.
- 2
To go through the labor of childbirth.
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