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umiakenUK
u·mi·ak also oo·mi·ak O0085200 (o͞o′mē-ăk′)n. A large open boat used by Yupik and Inuit people, made of skins stretched on a wooden frame, usually propelled by paddles.
[Inuit umiaq.]umiak (ˈuːmɪˌæk) or oomiakn (Nautical Terms) a large open boat made of stretched skins, used by Inuit. Compare kayak[C18: from Greenland Inuktitut: boat for the use of women]u•mi•ak (ˈu miˌæk)
n. an open wooden boat covered with skins, used esp. by Eskimos to transport goods and passengers. [1760–70; < Inuit umiaq women's boat] umiakenUK
umiak, oomiak a large open boat made of stretched skins, used by Inuit Umiak a large Eskimo cargo boat with an open top. The umiak is 8 to 9 m long, 1.5 m wide, and up to 70 cm deep. The boat is equipped with a pair of oars and a sail; its wooden frame is covered with sealskins. The umiak is called the women’s boat because, in contrast to the kayak, the rowers are always women. Normally a man steers, using a fan-shaped paddle. |