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Kayak

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noun. An Inuit or Yupik boat consisting of a light wooden frame covered with watertight skins except for a single or double opening in the center, and propelled by a double-bladed paddle.

noun. A lightweight boat of similar or open design.

intransitive verb. To go, travel, or race in a kayak.

intransitive verb. To go or travel on (a body of water) by kayak.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. In Greenland, a light fishing-boat, made of sealskins stretched over a wooden frame, having in the middle of the upper side an opening to receive the fisherman, who wraps himself in a flap of sealskin, which is laced close around the hole to prevent the penetration of water.

To hunt or travel in a kayak. Eskimo kayaking near Amadjuak Bay, Baffinland.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. A type of small boat, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position.

verb. to use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak

verb. to traverse a body of water by kayak.

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verb. travel in a small canoe

noun. a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos

Word Usage

"Inuit, a language of the Eskimo-Aleut family that, via Danish, gave Global English the word kayak, now has fewer than fifty thousand speakers."

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