KAYAK

kayak

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

kayak

(verb) travel in a small canoe; “we kayaked down the river”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kayak (plural kayaks)

A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck

Verb

kayak (third-person singular simple present kayaks, present participle kayaking, simple past and past participle kayaked)

(intransitive) To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.

(transitive) To traverse (a body of water) by kayak.

Anagrams

• yakka

Source: Wiktionary


Kay"ak, n. (Naut.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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