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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
Central Park, redeveloped in 2023-24, features the Veterans’ Memorial and LaFontaine Family Amphitheater, along with a new pavilion, improved canoe and kayak access and new basketball and volleyball courts. — Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Two people were bitten by hammerheads in 2015; one spearfisher about 90 miles offshore who was bitten in the hand and another off Malibu in a kayak who was bitten in the leg. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 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
  • Before the arrival of Europeans, the Native tribes used these waters as highways for their dugout and birchbark canoes.
    — Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The two individuals had been camping along Tomales Bay before setting out in a canoe shortly before midnight Saturday, according to officials.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • Three officers in a patrol boat saw him and two other people riding in a dinghy with a blue canopy in Cow Channel.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.
    — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of dinghy
Noun
  • Right now, Lind’s energy is split between a raft of prestigious filmmaking talent.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The ship had capsized, lives were lost, and people built a raft to survive.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of raft
Noun
  • Dozens of sunken skiffs and speedboats, long written off by their owners, sat dry on the sand.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Alas, the Launchpad’s crew did not respond to the request, and a nearby cruise ship came to the rescue instead, towing the skiff back to port.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • In 2020, Steinberg successfully rowed over 2,500 miles from Monterey, California to Kaneohe, Hawaii alone in a 23-foot rowboat across 71 days.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • This summer a group of Indigenous Taiwanese modern-day voyagers decided to recreate the journey in a large rowboat from one of Taiwan’s islands all the way to the Philippines in an effort to reconnect with their ancient seafaring heritage.
    — Greg Dixon, NPR, 24 July 2026
Definition of rowboat
Noun
  • When the inaugural train packed with passengers hit the first pontoon, the entire structure dipped just a single inch — far better than even the most optimistic computer models predicted.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Start Saturday with a sweet treat from milkbread at the Davidson Farmers Market, where all produce is grown within 100 miles, then head to the lake for kayaking, paddle boarding or pontoon boating.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • The ferry, a wide-bodied catamaran, had just left Kyrenia, known as Girne in Turkish, and was carrying many Turkish tourists returning from vacation.
    — Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The ferry involved, a catamaran, was one of several shuttle sea services that link North Cyprus with Turkey daily.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 30 Aug. 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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