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Meaning of "rooikat" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROOIKAT

Afrikaans rooi red + kat cat.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ROOIKAT

rooikat  [ˈrɔɪˌkæt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROOIKAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rooikat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROOIKAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rooikat

The Rooikat is a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle built in South Africa for the South African Army. It was designed for combat reconnaissance and seek and destroy operations. Its secondary roles include combat support, anti-armour and anti-guerrilla operations. The Rooikat is intended for deep penetration missions, so the wheeled design was needed for speed and to counter sandy desert conditions that might slow tracked vehicles.

Definition of rooikat in the English dictionary

The definition of rooikat in the dictionary is a South African lynx, Felis caracal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROOIKAT


alleycat
ˈælɪˌkæt
bearcat
ˈbɛəˌkæt
bobcat
ˈbɒbˌkæt
copycat
ˈkɒpɪˌkæt
fraidy-cat
ˈfreɪdɪˌkæt
hellcat
ˈhɛlˌkæt
hepcat
ˈhɛpˌkæt
LOLcat
ˈlɒlˌkæt
Magnificat
mæɡˈnɪfɪˌkæt
meerkat
ˈmɪəˌkæt
mudcat
ˈmʌdˌkæt
ocicat
ˈɒsɪˌkæt
polecat
ˈpəʊlˌkæt
pussycat
ˈpʊsɪˌkæt
ramcat
ˈræmˌkæt
scaredy-cat
ˈskɛədɪˌkæt
she-cat
ˈʃiːˌkæt
Sno-Cat
ˈsnəʊˌkæt
top-cat
ˈtɒpˌkæt
wildcat
ˈwaɪldˌkæt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROOIKAT

roofless
rooflessness
rooflike
roofline
roofscape
rooftop
rooftree
roofy
rooibos
rooibos tea
rooinek
rook
rookeries
rookery
rookie
rookier
rookiest
rookish
rooky
room

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROOIKAT

all that
and all that
and that
as all that
at
be all that
beat
been-there done-that
boat
body fat
cat
chat
eat
fat
feat
ikat
kat
skat
slender-tailed meerkat
zakat

Synonyms and antonyms of rooikat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rooikat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROOIKAT

Find out the translation of rooikat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rooikat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rooikat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

rooikat
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rooikat
570 millions of speakers

English

rooikat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rooikat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

rooikat
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

rooikat
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rooikat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rooikat
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rooikat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rooikat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rooikat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

rooikat
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rooikat
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rooikat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rooikat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rooikat
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रुईकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rooikat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rooikat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rooikat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

rooikat
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rooikat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rooikat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Rooikat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rooikat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rooikat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rooikat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROOIKAT»

The term «rooikat» is normally little used and occupies the 147.645 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROOIKAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rooikat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROOIKAT»

Discover the use of rooikat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rooikat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rainmaker
When she had grown into a teenager, Rooikat was passing by and saw her. He said to himself: 'She must be my wife.' When Anteater was fetching water, Rooikat came to Koukou and said to her: 'You are not an anteater. You are a springbok ...
Don Pinnock, 2010
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Karoo Moons: A Photographic Journey
These majestic birds can also end up being poisoned by carcasses put out to kill ' problem' animals like the caracal, or rooikat. Farmers see the rooikat as vermin because these medium-sized cats often substitute their natural prey with young ...
‎2004
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Armored Fighting Vehicles
Martin J. Dougherty. Gradients Many armored cars have impressive hill'climbing performance. However, traversing a slope is more of a problem. The Rooikat, for example, is challenged by traversing a 30'degree gradient. Anything steeper ...
Martin J. Dougherty, 2012
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Hiking Trails of South Africa
... 221, 233-4 Rhino Peak trail 152 rooibos tea 283 Sedgefield 101 Prospector's and Morgenzon Rhodes 1 34 Rooihaas Trail 269 Sediba Hiking Trail 201-2 Trail 234 Ribbon Falls 145 Rooikat Nature Walk Seepsteen Mule Stables 242 protea ...
Willie Olivier, Sandra Olivier, 2003
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Jane's Defence Weekly
The Week Rooikat develops into new series of roles The Rooikat 35 mechanized cavalry vehicle has a two-man power Prototype of the 105 mm version of the Rooikat (8 x 8) tank destroyer operated turret armed with a 35 mm cannon, a 7.62  ...
‎1992
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The Southern Tip of Africa
The Caracal, or Rooikat, is an agile, medium-sized, light brown cat with a short tail and conspicuous black ear tufts. Their main diet consists of rodents, Rock Dassies (Procavia capensis), small antelope and ground-living birds, such as guinea ...
Stephan Wolfart, 2006
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Adventure Walks and Scrambles in the Cape Peninsula
I Eastern buttresses I On the Southern Suburbs side of I the mountain the main buttresses I are (starting from Constantia Nek): Spilhaus, Rooikat, Vaalkat, Nursery, I Window, Finsteraar Crack, Fern- wood, Protea, Wormhole, Hidd- ingh,  ...
Karen Watkins, 2003
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Jane's Armour and Artillery
Rooikat 76 mm (8 * 8) armoured car showing main armament fitted with thermal sleeve and fume extractor 200O 0064845 Vickers OMC Eland 60 light armoured car with a 60. Side drawing of the Rooikat 76 mm (8 * 8) armoured car showing ...
Christopher F. Foss, 2002
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The South African Bushveld: A Field Guide from the Waterberg
Rooikat. Caracal. caracal. It is also known in parts of its range as the lynx, a name which it shares with several other cats occurring in Europe and the Americas. These creatures are very different-looking when compared with the caracal, in that ...
Lee Gutteridge, 2008
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Magenta
Bart's head is glad to have Rooikat in person. A ragtag army has a plus, a hands- on commandant-general. Lunatic anal-retentive supremacist bigot Rooikat may be, but who's perfect? He is someone in charge. Bart suspects that behind his ...
Denis Beckett, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROOIKAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rooikat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wildkatzen-Kolumne
Das Fell des Karakal ist einfarbig „rot“, was zum Afrikaans-Namen „rooikat“ führt. Karakale sind etwas kleiner als Servale, jedoch deutlich muskulöser. «Südafrika-Portal, Apr 15»
2
Paramount taking Parabot to the Rand Show to boost wildlife …
This will include the Ratel ZT3, Gecko rapid deployment vehicle, Badger infantry combat vehicle, Rooikat armoured vehicle, radar systems, a tactical intelligence ... «defenceWeb, Mar 15»
3
Potchefstroom to host Armed Forces Day 2015
The column will comprise Olifant combat tanks, Rooikat armoured cars, G6 self-propelled guns, Ratel infantry fighting vehicles and other specialist military ... «defenceWeb, Feb 15»
4
Visit La Bri in Franschhoek this Summer for an enhanced wine …
... across vineyards to magnificent mountains, La Bri is a lush green haven of peace and serenity, where owls and Egyptian Geese nest and Rooikat breed. «Media Update, Dec 14»
5
South Africa to place troops on standby for African crisis response
... mechanised car squadron (Ratel-20 infantry combat vehicles from 1 SA Infantry Battalion, Rooikat armoured cars and possibly Ratel-ZT3 tank destroyers from ... «IHS Jane's 360, Sep 14»
6
An effective defence industry is needed to support a changing SANDF
For instance by that time the Army's Rooikat and G6 will be both by that time approaching 40 years of service, as will the Rooivalk and Oryx helicopters. «defenceWeb, Sep 14»
7
Pictures: Selfies gone wild
Other, more common, species recorded by the traps include the Caracal (Rooikat), Eland, Bontebok, Ostrich, Chacma Baboon, Small Grey Mongoose, Large ... «Independent Online, Aug 14»
8
Army seeking to renew equipment
Rooikat armoured vehicles. The South African Army will soon start receiving its new Badger infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) but it is also seeking to replace its ... «defenceWeb, Aug 14»
9
South African Army preparing immediate response force
The Rooikat is the most suitable vehicle for the armoured element attached to the new ACIRC combat group, but the vehicle cannot fit in South Africa's transport ... «IHS Jane's 360, Aug 14»
10
Steam dreams
Also on an Olifant, a Rooikat — not a tank, with a much smoother, quieter ride, but close enough — and a Sherman. Sandstone, a large farm between Ficksburg ... «BDlive, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Rooikat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rooikat>. Apr 2024 ».
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