Kayak

['kaɪæk]

Definition

(noun.) a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos.

(verb.) travel in a small canoe; 'we kayaked down the river'.

Typist: Vilma--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes.

Edited by Lancelot

Definition

n. a canoe used in Greenland made of seal-skins stretched on a frame.

Typed by Chauncey