■ noun
1》 eɪ'kα:teɪ a card game for two players, in which thirty-two cards are used and certain cards may be discarded in exchange for others.
2》 ˌeɪkα:'teɪ Ballet a position in which the dancer extends one leg in the air to the side with the arm of the same side raised above the head and the other arm extended to the side.
Origin
C19: Fr., past participle of écarter 'discard, throw out'.