kayak
Noun · VerbUS[kahy-ak]/ˈkaɪæk/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by EskimosType of canoe
Verb (1)kayaking
- travel in a small canoe“we kayaked down the river”More general boat
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Kay′ak noun
Nautical 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54