kayak
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kayak
- /ˈkaɪˌæk/ UK, US
Rhymes with -aɪæk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “hunter's boat”) (Inuvialuktun), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ. Compare Greenlandic qajaq and Yup'ik qayaq.
noun kayaks · kaiak · kiack · kyack · kyak · qayaq
- 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. It’s just offshore from private property inaccessible to the general public, so a good way to approach the rock is by kayak, which can be rented in the small village of Port Austin.
verb kayaks · kayaking · kayaked · kaiak · kiack
- To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak. Kayaking is an Olympic sport.
- To traverse (a body of water) by kayak. On a dare, he kayaked the Harlem River in New York from Hell's Gate to Spyten Duyvil.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: canoe, boat, vessel, craft, kaiak, sit-on-top, umiak, bateau, playboat, foldboat, kick boat, paddleboat, jet boat, johnboat, dayboat, periagua
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noun a type of small boat
| Español | kayak, kayac, cayac |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카약 kayak |
| 日本語 | カヤック kayakku |
| 中文 | 皮艇 pítǐng, 獨木舟 /独木舟 dúmùzhōu |
| Português | caiaque |
| Français | kayak |
| Deutsch | Kajak |
| Русский | байда́рка bajdárka, кая́к kaják |
| العربية | قَيَاق qayāq, كَيَاك kayāk |
| עברית | קיאק kayak |
verb to use a kayak to travel or race
| Français | kayaker |
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