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Kelt

(kĕlt)

Variant of Celt.

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kelt

(kɛlt)

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

[C14: of unknown origin]

Kelt

(kɛlt)

(Peoples) a variant of Celt

ˈKeltic adj

ˈKeltically adv

ˈKeltiˌcism n

ˈKelticist, ˈKeltist n

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kelt

(kɛlt)

n.

a salmon that has spawned.

[1300–50; Middle English (north)]

Kelt

(kɛlt)

n.

Celt.

Kelt′ic, n., adj.

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Noun

Kelt - a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times

Celt

European - a native or inhabitant of Europe

Gael - a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man

Briton - an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions

Gaul - a Celt of ancient Gaul

Translations

KelteKeltin

salmón zancado

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It was a market-town--as tiny a one as England possesses--and had for ages served that lonely valley, and guarded our marches against the Kelt. In spite of the occasion, in spite of the numbing hilarity that greeted her as soon as she got into the reserved saloon at Paddington, her senses were awake and watching, and though Oniton was to prove one of her innumerable false starts, she never forgot it, nor the things that happened there.

"Saxon or Kelt?" she continued, laughing in the darkness.

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IT was a common sight years ago to see kelts thrashing about on the bank after being landed, only to be roughly held down, unhooked, and unceremoniously thrown back in.

SAFETY CATCH

Unlike the fish in several other studies of kelt movements (Bagliniere and Porcher, 1994; Komandina-Douthwright et al., 1997; Cunjak et al., 1998), many fish in our study made directed, upstream movements after release.

Movement and mortality of Atlantic salmon kelts (Salmo salar) released into the Penobscot River, Maine

Due to the recent volatility in AECO gas prices, Kelt has elected to temporarily shut-in approximately 21.4 MMcf/d of dry gas production (3,770 BOE/d including associated NGLs) at its Grande Cache and West Pouce Coupe properties in Alberta.

Kelt Provides Gas Marketing Update and Announces Flow - Through Equity

"But it wasn't until we found a second, almost identical eclipse in the KELT survey data that we knew we had something special."

NEW PLANET DISCOVERED; Midland boffins identify Jupiter-like body light years away

auritus solo podria estar presente si existen pastizales densos cerca (Pearson, 1988; Kelt, 1994); el unico ejemplar fue capturado en una trampa situada en el borde del canadon donde predominan los pastos.

El ensamble de micromamiferos del Parque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo, provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina

7.50 (280m): Boots (2), Pop On Roman (2), Mighty Kelt (1), Derry Boy Blue (Scr), Katies Boy (Scr), Rachels Boy (Scr).

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My opponent can play FOG but not FIG, or KELT, not KILT.

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And as his fantastic video shows, the dolphins weren't camera shy either - happily swimming right next to, and just in front of, Lee's 16ft fishing coble, Kelt.

Double dolphin delight as pair cheer up frustrated fisherman

While the KELT, or Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope, detected the likely presence of the planet now called KELT-4Ab about 685 light years from Earth, Crepp was able to capture crisp, clear images of the system, discovering that the planet was in fact a member of a triple star system -- one of only a few found to date.

Astrophysicists Find Triple Star System with 'Hot Jupiter'

He left not only an impressive body of work but also a library - preserved, with its colourful bookplates by Kelt Edwards, at Aberystwyth University Library - and a substantial archive which is now at the National Library.