Vikings
noun, (sometimes lowercase)
1.
any of the Scandinavian pirates who plundered the coasts of Europe from the 8th to 10th centuries.
2.
a sea-roving bandit; pirate.
3.
a Scandinavian.
4.
U.S. Aerospace. one of a series of space probes that obtained scientific information about Mars.
noun (sometimes not capital)
1.
Also called Norseman, Northman. any of the Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes who raided by sea most of N and W Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries, later often settling, as in parts of Britain
2.
any sea rover, plunderer, or pirate
3.
either of two unmanned American spacecraft that reached Mars in 1976
4.
(modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a Viking or Vikings: a Viking ship
Vikings definition
Warriors from Scandinavia who raided much of coastal Europe in the eighth to tenth centuries. The Vikings traveled in boats with high bows and sterns, carefully designed for either rough seas or calm waters. Eventually some Vikings settled in the countries they plundered and established new societies.
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