kelt

¹ American

[kelt] / kɛlt /

noun

a salmon that has spawned.

Kelt ² American

[kelt] / kɛlt /

noun

Celt.

Kelt ¹ British

/ kɛlt /

noun

a variant of Celt

"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

kelt ² British

/ kɛlt /

noun

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

"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

Other Word Forms

Keltic noun
Keltically adverb
Kelticism noun
Kelticist noun

Etymology

Origin of kelt

1300–50; Middle English (north) < ?

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023