kayak: Meaning and Definition of

kay•ak

Pronunciation: (kī'ak), [key]
— n.
  1. an Eskimo canoe with a skin cover on a light framework, made watertight by flexible closure around the waist of the occupant and propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
  2. a small boat resembling this, made commercially of a variety of materials and used in sports.
—v.i.
  1. to go or travel by kayak.
—v.t.
  1. to travel on by kayak: to kayak the Colorado River.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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