/vuy"king/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. )
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.
[ 1800-10; vikingr; cf. OE wicing pirate; etym. disputed ]