kayak

An Inuit or Yupik boat consisting of a light wooden frame covered with watertight skins except for a single or double opening in the center, and propelled by a double-bladed paddle.

A lightweight boat of similar or open design.

To go, travel, or race in a kayak.

To go or travel on (a body of water) by kayak.

In Greenland, a light fishing-boat, made of sealskins stretched over a wooden frame, having in the middle of the upper side an opening to receive the fisherman, who wraps himself in a flap of sealskin, which is laced close around the hole to prevent the penetration of water.

To hunt or travel in a kayak. Eskimo kayaking near Amadjuak Bay, Baffinland.

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.

A type of small boat, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position.

to use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak

to traverse a body of water by kayak.