kelt

¹

[kelt]

noun

1. a salmon that has spawned.

Kelt

²

[kelt]

noun

1. Celt.

Kelt

¹

/ kɛlt /

noun

1. a variant of Celt

kelt

²

/ kɛlt /

noun

1. a salmon that has recently spawned and is usually in poor condition

Other Word Forms

• Keltic adjective
• Keltically adverb
• Kelticist noun
• Kelticism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of kelt¹

1300–50; Middle English (north) < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of kelt¹

C14: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Creator Mike Kelt from Artem has previously said finding a new site for the giant structure "probably means a very large headache".

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And that, Mr Kelt said, was "obviously the reaction we wanted".

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Mr Kelt admitted to some "head-scratching" after being commissioned to build the bull.

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Early targets for investigation include the so-called "Styrofoam world" Kelt 11b; the "lava planet" 55 Cancri e; and the "evaporating planet" GJ 436b.

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Kelt 11b is a seemingly "puffed up" world with a very low density - hence the comparison with expanded foam.

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