单词 | umiak |
释义 | umiakn. A fairly large, open boat made from a light wooden frame over which the skins of walruses or seals are stretched, used by the indigenous peoples inhabiting Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and the Russian Far East for the transportation of goods and people, and for hunting and whaling.The umiak is propelled using single-bladed paddles, a sail, or, more recently, a motor.The umiak is sometimes referred to as the women's boat (see e.g. quots. 1767 and 1769) as it was typically used by women for transportation. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > canoe of indigenous peoples > skin kayak1767 women's boat1767 umiak1769 woman's boat1769 woman boat1831 bidarka1834 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Canoe The canoe is called kaiak, or man's-boat, to distinguish it from umiak, the woman's boat. 1845 Life T. Simpson xiii. 258 I procured an oomiak or family canoe. 1884 Good Words Feb. 96/1 We quitted the whale-boat..and took a small umiak, on account of weight. 1894 Outing Feb. 390/1 Huge, lumbering oomiacks, loaded to the rail with a mixed cargo of men, women, children, and dogs, all howling, is an entertaining..sight. 1917 Summary Rep. Geol. Surv. 1916 (Canad. Dept. Mines) 314 The Evinrude motor on the umiak did good service in the early part of the season. 1958 K. Nelson & C. Ford Klondy iv. 71 Crews would launch their big umiaks through the surf and disappear into the fog. 2002 Canad. Geographic Sept. 62/2 The kayaks and large umiaks they made to hunt beluga whales in the mouth of the Mackenzie's east channel were an ingenious balance of size, weight and aquadynamics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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