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Recent Examples of umiak
Instead, guardsmen showed up in umiaks with small outboard motors.
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Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
The kayak might be fun to us, but for Inuit it, and the big open umiak hunting boat, meant food or hunger, life or death.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
The kayak might be fun to us, but for Inuit it, and the big open umiak hunting boat, meant food or hunger, life or death.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for umiak
Noun
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Twilight, Evening, Mystery, Cliff, Cedar, Perrault — traveling in two canoes with five-horsepower outboards, and portaging over rocky trails.—
Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
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The shallow Ethiopian gambella canoe basket makes a particularly good dining or coffee table centerpiece, especially as a counterpoint to glass or glossy surfaces that need grounding.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
11 June 2026
Noun
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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
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Another unique addition to the outdoor space is a wooden skiff from Martha's Vineyard, which Leon says was one of his dad's favorite anecdotes to share with visitors.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Guests can even use the home’s complimentary kayak on the nearby Menemsha Beach.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Vogue,
14 June 2026
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And because this is the Ocean State, there’s no shortage of ways to get out on the water, whether via kayak or paddleboard around Wickford Harbor and nearby Rabbit Island.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Even a rowboat can become garden gold with a little imagination.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
6 May 2026
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On their third anniversary, Irvi proposed in a rowboat in Central Park.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When the Resolution had arrived at Tanna, Cook had followed his usual practice and drawn two lines in the sand to mark out an area which the crew would use for landing their dinghies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Producers like Shungu, QThree, Mike Shabb, and Elsesser himself let their legato phrases repeat ad infinitum, gently bobbing like a dinghy in agitated waters.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The family friends promised to help Wade find work at a seafood processing plant or on a fish-buying scow.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a startling revelation, the crew members aboard this intergalactic garbage scow turn out to be the descendants of American astronauts launched 200 years earlier during humanity's pre-warp, post-World War III days.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Offshore, kite surfers dance across the lagoon while fishermen paddle slender pirogues above shallow coral gardens alive with neon wrasse and ghostly butterflyfish.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.—
Sira Thierij,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Book a Hawaiian outrigger canoe trip at sunrise to watch dolphins.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Several California State Parks Ocean Lifeguards earned the Heroic Act Award for treating an Fijian outrigger paddler having a cardiac arrest during a trek from Catalina to Newport Beach.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Umiak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umiak. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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