Definition of kayak
1 : an Eskimo canoe made of a frame covered with skins except for a small opening in the center and propelled by a double-bladed paddle
2 : a portable boat styled like an Eskimo kayak
kayak
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Recent Examples of kayak from the Web
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Much of the rest of the letter is devoted to recommendations on how to manage Alsop Meadows should another canoe and kayak tour operator want to use it.
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Mr. Pool Repair, http://www.mrpoolrepair.com. For fun or fishing Glide effortlessly over lakes and ponds in a kayak built for one … or two.
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Whereas most guests to the area head out on large motorboats to track pods of orcas and humpbacks, Butterfield & Robinson takes the excitement up a few notches in their kayaks.
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That means that every paddle of a kayak creates a wave of glowing light, every wake left by a neighboring boat has a glowing trail and, most excitingly, every splash of a mullet sets off a small light show.
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Later, after Correiar was rescued by a family on a small sailboat and ultimately the Coast Guard, onlookers told him that the shark appeared as large as his 14-foot kayak.
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Fishers is planning a 70-acre public park and beach at tony Geist Reservoir, a sandy sanctuary offering paddle board and kayak rentals, a biking trail, volleyball and a natural habitat for bird watching.
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A man who jumped into the DuPage River Saturday afternoon and got caught in the current was rescued by a Naperville police officer in a kayak, police said.
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The beach’s quartz sand is softest near the water’s edge, but nature lovers will be drawn to both the boardwalk and kayak paths through the trees.
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Origin and Etymology of kayak
Inuit qayaq
First Known Use: 1757
KAYAK Defined for English Language Learners
kayak
playDefinition of kayak for English Language Learners
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: a long narrow boat that is pointed at both ends and that is moved by a paddle with two blades
KAYAK Defined for Kids
kayak
playDefinition of kayak for Students
: a small boat that is pointed at both ends, holds one or two people, and is moved by a paddle with two blades
Headscratcher for kayak
Kayak is spelled the same forward and backward.
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