Dictionary.com

havelock

[ hav-lok ]
/ ˈhæv lɒk /

noun

a cap cover with a flap hanging over the back of the neck, for protection from the sun.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of havelock

1860–65, Americanism; named after Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), English general in India

Words nearby havelock

have it in one, have it made, have it out, have kittens, Havel, havelock, haven, have no business, have no heart for, have none of, have no stomach for

Definition for havelock (2 of 2)

Havelock
[ hav-lok, -luhk ]
/ ˈhæv lɒk, -lək /

noun

a town in SE North Carolina.
a male given name.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for havelock

British Dictionary definitions for havelock

havelock
/ (ˈhævlɒk) /

noun

a light-coloured cover for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the head and neck from the sun

Word Origin for havelock

C19: named after Sir H. Havelock (1795–1857), English general in India
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012