kayak
or kai·ak, ky·ack, ky·ak
[ kahy-ak ]
/ ˈkaɪ æk /
noun
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.
a small boat resembling this, made commercially of a variety of materials and used in sports.
verb (used without object)
to go or travel by kayak.
verb (used with object)
to travel on by kayak: to kayak the Colorado River.
Origin of kayak
First recorded in 1750–60,
kayak is from the Inuit word
qayaq
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British Dictionary definitions for kayak
kayak
kaiak
/ (ˈkaɪæk) /
noun
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
Word Origin for kayak
C18: from Inuktitut (Greenland dialect)