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noun

Definition of kayaknext
as in canoe

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verb

as in to canoe

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Recent Examples of kayak
Noun
Another fisherman, David Zamora, reported a similar encounter near Cambria in 2019, when a roughly 10-foot great white shark bit his kayak about two miles offshore from Leffingwell Landing, according to local news outlet KSBY. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Travelers can explore the Indian River Lagoon by kayak, browse downtown shops and art galleries, or spend an afternoon at McKee Botanical Garden. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
Weather permitting, equipment is available so guests can kayak or paddleboard on the lake. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 Michael Aiden Vargas, 18, of Crestview was kayaking in the Blackwater River when he was struck by lightning and fell from his kayak around noon on May 31, WKRG, Wiregrass Daily News and Fox 10 TV reported, citing the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for kayak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayak
  1. canoe
  2. dinghy
  3. raft
  4. skiff
  5. rowboat
  6. pontoon
  7. catamaran
  8. paddleboat
Noun
  • Boat ramps in the park can be used as access points for canoes and kayaks, but the wind can whip across Lake Hart west of the park and Lake Mary Jane to the east.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The concierge can arrange morning canoe outings, paddleboarding, beach tennis, and weekend yoga classes; bicycles are also available for rent to ride along the waterfront.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • And to explore the surroundings, the schooner has a sailing dinghy and bicycles prepped and ready for its passengers.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On Tuesday, hundreds of activists gathered at a marina in Gosport, near Portsmouth, as Thomas filmed himself going out to sea to try to intercept a dinghy carrying dozens of migrants across the Channel from France.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinghy
Noun
  • That is, rafts of interior backstory and description that don’t obviously serve the plot.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Some customers paddled by on rafts and boards, above what used to be the boardwalk.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of raft
Noun
  • Our little skiff, known around here as an alijo, is bobbing like a toy as our captain gently tugs on a few lines descending into the water.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Matt Steven stepped into the booth at the start of 2026, having already coached New Zealand’s 49er skiff crew to an Olympic silver medal at Paris 2024.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • As pheasants dart around the 13,000-acre Althorp estate, Charles Spencer carefully climbs into a small rowboat on the edge of Althorp’s historic Round Oval lake and paddles to the center island.
    — Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In Sacramento, the new governor, Leland Stanford, had to be taken to his inauguration by rowboat.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of rowboat
Noun
  • A couple turns around in their pontoon boat during the opening ceremony for the State Line Bridge project.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Twenty-six miles to the south, Ronald Conley rescued his dogs from his elevated house with a pontoon boat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • The British yard, which entered the sailing catamaran segment in September with the debut of the Oyster C60 at the Cannes Yachting Festival, just unveiled its first bluewater power catamaran at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The catamaran design is intended to provide stability and seakeeping capabilities during extended operations offshore.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of catamaran
Noun
  • Story of the steamboat Washoe The Washoe was a 385-ton side-wheel paddleboat with four 32-foot-long iron boilers set on the deck, the Deadliest American Disasters site said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • One of the nation’s largest urban parks, this 1,300-acre expanse has golf, paddleboats, a live oak estimated to be 800 years old, a botanical garden, and the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA).
    — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
Definition of paddleboat

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