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kay·ak
(kī′ăk′)n.
A very light, slender, usually covered boat that has pointed ends and is propelled by a double-bladed paddle. Traditional Yupik and Inuit kayaks are made of skins stretched over a frame of wood or whalebone.
v. kay·aked, kay·ak·ing, kay·aks
v.intr.
To go, travel, or race in a kayak.
v.tr.
To go or travel on (a body of water) by kayak: kayaked rapids of the Colorado River.
[Inuit and Yupik qajaq.]
kay′ak′er n.
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kayak
(ˈkaɪæk) orkaiak
n
1. (Nautical Terms) a small light canoe-like boat used by Inuit people, consisting of a light frame covered with watertight animal skins
2. (Nautical Terms) a fibreglass or canvas-covered canoe of similar design
[C18: from Inuktitut (Greenland dialect)]
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kay•ak
(ˈkaɪ æk)n.
1. an 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.
2. a small boat resembling this used in sports.
v.i. 3. to go or travel by kayak.
[1750–60; < Inuit qayaq]
kay′ak•er, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  kayak - a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimoscanoe - small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle |
| Verb | 1. | kayak - travel in a small canoe; "we kayaked down the river" boat - ride in a boat on water |
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Translations
زَورق من الجِلْد يَسْتَعْمِلُه الأسكيمو
kajak
kajak
kajakki
kayakkayaker
kajak
kajak
kajak
カヤック
kajakas
kajaks
kajak
獨木舟皮船
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kayak
n → Kajak m or nt
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kayak
(ˈkaiӕk) noun an open canoe, especially an Eskimo canoe made of sealskins stretched over a frame.
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