Kayak

/หˆkaษชหŒรฆk/

The meaning and definition of Kayak, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.
    โ€œKayaking is an Olympic sport.โ€
  2. To traverse (a body of water) by kayak.
    โ€œOn a dare, he kayaked the Harlem River in New York from Hell's Gate to Spyten Duyvil.โ€
noun
  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

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Origin

From Inuktitut แ–ƒแ”ญแ–….

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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