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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024kay•ak /ˈkaɪæk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Nautical, Anthropology, Naval Terms, Sportan Eskimo canoe with a skin cover on a light framework and a flexible opening at the center.
- Nautical, Naval Terms, Sporta small boat resembling this.
v. [no object] - Sport, Nautical, Naval Termsto go or travel by kayak.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024kay•ak (kī′ak),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Anthropology, Naval Terms, Sportan Eskimo canoe with a skin cover on a light framework, made watertight by flexible closure around the waist of the occupant and propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
- Nautical, Naval Terms, Sporta small boat resembling this, made commercially of a variety of materials and used in sports.
v.i. - Sport, Nautical, Naval Termsto go or travel by kayak.
v.t. - Sport, Nautical, Naval Termsto travel on by kayak:to kayak the Colorado River.
Also, kaiak, kyak, kyack. kay′ak•er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kayak, kaiak /ˈkaɪæk/ n - a small light canoe-like boat used by the Inuit, consisting of a light frame covered with watertight animal skins
- a fibreglass or canvas-covered canoe of similar design
Etymology: 18th Century: from Inuktitut (Greenland dialect) |