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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
Searchers have found a body one day after an empty kayak appeared in North Carolina’s Lake Waccamaw, according to investigators. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026 To appreciate seaside La Jolla, rent a kayak at La Jolla Shores, tiptoe through tidepools along Coast Boulevard or bathe in surfer vibes at Windansea Beach. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 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
  • In coastal sections of New York and New Jersey, the storm triggered such intense flooding that residents were seen paddling through their neighborhoods on kayaks and canoes, past parked cars that had become partially or nearly submerged in water.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • And beneath the surface, a migrating rainbow of pinks, greens, and silvers greets those who venture out by canoe or kayak.
    — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • 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
  • Our little aluminum dinghy drifted too close to a herd of hippos, and the dominant male glowered at us before disappearing menacingly below the surface.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinghy
Noun
  • His first low-budget indie got a raft of positive reviews out of its premiere at Austin’s Fantastic Fest and effectively put the director back on Hollywood’s radar as a for-hire filmmaker.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Or maybe Pitt simply wanted to get his Jack London on, traipsing throughout gorgeous natural terrain and ruffling his co-star’s fur in between fending off feral wolves and navigating impromptu whitewater rafting trips sans the raft.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of raft
Noun
  • 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
  • The teen told White that his brother was still under the skiff at the time of his rescue, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 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
  • 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
  • Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • For something romantic, the weekly Sweetheart Sunset Sail is an intimate catamaran trip exclusively for Bucuti guests, complete with a Champagne toast and open bar.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Spithill steers Oracle’s space-age, 72-foot catamaran to its eighth straight victory, speeding past Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand in the winner-take-all Race 19 on San Francisco Bay.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 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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