camel

noun

• 1a large, long-necked ungulate mammal of arid country, with long slender legs, broad cushioned feet, and either one or two humps on the back. Camels can survive for long periods without food or drink, chiefly by using up the fat reserves in their humps.

  • Genus Camelus, family Camelidae (the camel family): two species (see Arabian camel, Bactrian camel). The camel family also includes the llama and its relatives
• [mass noun] a fabric made from camel hair: [as modifier]:a camel coat
• [mass noun] a yellowish-fawn colour like that of camel hair: easy, belted styles in camel or charcoal are the perfect winter coat

• 2an apparatus for raising a sunken ship, consisting of one or more watertight chests to provide buoyancy.