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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
In Peninsula State Park, kayak beneath limestone bluffs or climb Eagle Tower for panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 30 June 2026 She was pictured paddling in a kayak and playing beach volleyball with her fiancé Danny Fujikawa and their daughter Rani. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 June 2026
Verb
Visitors tend to kayak around the caves, visiting some of the sandy beaches and 21 islands scattered in the area. — Matt Bell, AFAR Media, 19 May 2026 Plan to kayak the aqua waters with Ecology Outfitters or rent a pontoon from Elkhart Watersports. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 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
  • Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • But Hearn took his whitewater canoe straight into the raging rapids, where officers later swooped in and arrested him.
    — Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • Two adults and two children were in distress and riding a rubber dinghy on the river, and needed assistance from local police, according to the outlet.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
  • The drugs were thought to have been brought over by dinghy from Anzio on the mainland, police said.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Definition of dinghy
Noun
  • Well, not bad in terms of trying to showcase how much money Europe is spending on its own defense, with a raft of billion-dollar deals announced with some of the world's largest military contractors.
    — Steve Sedgwick,Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • Throughout Boise’s hot summer days, a steady stream of people take the bus into Barber Park, queueing up to rent their tubes or rafts and then float down the river to Ann Morrison Park.
    — Carolyn Komatsoulis Updated July 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026
Definition of raft
Noun
  • Flores and Álvarez, on one of the skiffs, were floating approximately fifteen nautical miles east of the Fiorella.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • The three male crabs are hauled into our polar skiff; the last goes back into the sea to produce the next generation.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • Launching from Monterey, California, in a 21-foot rowboat, Pfender documented the mental and physical challenges of her trip on social media.
    — Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • On Friday, June 19, authorities said in a release that the Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon crew found the man in his 13-foot aluminum rowboat that morning.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Definition of rowboat
Noun
  • More than 1,700 square meters (18,298 square feet) of interiors unfold with the scale expected of a major lakefront residence, including an indoor pool, spa, gym, cinema-capable conference room, lakeside terrace and private pontoon.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • For a livelier outing, gather a group and set out on a pontoon boat with Carolina Cruising Charters, where add-ons like water skiing, kneeboarding, and tubing can transform a simple afternoon on the water into a full-fledged adventure.
    — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • Pioneer Yachts, the German shipyard founded by engineer and entrepreneur Mike Frank just two years ago, has launched the first unit of its new solar-electric catamaran, blazing a new trail in emissions-free yachting.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 July 2026
  • For Chandler, his wife and their two dogs, living aboard their 50-foot catamaran anchored just south of Miami’s Dinner Key Marina is a way of life.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of catamaran
Noun
  • 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
  • The fee covers swan paddleboat rentals, nightly movies and s'mores on the beach, fitness classes, and in-room Wi-Fi, among other inclusions.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
Definition of paddleboat

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