/ˈkaɪˌæk/
OriginBorrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “hunter's boat”) (Inuvialuktun), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ. Compare Greenlandic qajaq and Yup'ik qayaq.
- A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.
“It’s just offshore from private property inaccessible to the general public, so a good way to approach the rock is by kayak, which can be rented in the small village of Port Austin.”
- intransitiveTo use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.
“Kayaking is an Olympic sport.”
- transitiveTo traverse (a body of water) by kayak.
“On a dare, he kayaked the Harlem River in New York from Hell's Gate to Spyten Duyvil.”
Formskayaks(plural) · kaiak(alternative) · kiack(alternative) · kyack(alternative) · kyak(alternative) · qayaq(alternative) · kayack(alternative) · qajaq(alternative) · kayaks(present, singular, third-person) · kayaking(participle, present) · kayaked(participle, past) · kayaked(past)
Source: Wiktionary