kayak

noun, verb — 3 senses

kayak

noun

UK, US /ˈkaɪˌæk/

Etymology Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “hunter's boat”) (Inuvialuktun), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ. Compare Greenlandic qajaq and Yup'ik qayaq.

1

A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.

  • It’s just offshore from private property inaccessible to the general public, so a good way to approach the rock is by kayak, which can be rented in the small village of Port Austin.2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN:
Derived terms
kayak cross, kayak polo, kayak roll, kayak slalom, kayak sprint, kayaktivism, kayaktivist
Related terms
canoe, umiak

kayak

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “hunter's boat”) (Inuvialuktun), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ. Compare Greenlandic qajaq and Yup'ik qayaq.

1

To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.

  • Kayaking is an Olympic sport.
2

To traverse (a body of water) by kayak.

  • On a dare, he kayaked the Harlem River in New York from Hell's Gate to Spyten Duyvil.
Derived terms
kayakable, kayaker, kayaking, kayakist

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