kayak
noun
- type of boat
verb
- using a kayak
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪˌæk/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “hunter's boat”) (Inuvialuktun), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ. Compare Greenlandic qajaq and Yup'ik qayaq.
- 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.”
verb
Etymology: Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “hunter's boat”) (Inuvialuktun), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ. Compare Greenlandic qajaq and Yup'ik qayaq.
- To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.
“Kayaking is an Olympic sport.”
- 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.”