trek

trek
noun
ADJECTIVE
long, marathon (esp. BrE)
20-mile, etc.
3-day, 10-hour, etc.
arduous, gruelling/grueling, strenuous
short
cross-country
VERB + TREK
go on, make, take

The family made the long trek west in 1890.

begin
continue
PREPOSITION
on a/the trek

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