KAYAK


Meaning of KAYAK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkī-ˌak ]

noun

Etymology: Inuit qayaq

Date: 1757

1. : an Eskimo canoe made of a frame covered with skins except for a small opening in the center and propelled by a double-bladed paddle

2. : a portable boat styled like an Eskimo kayak

• kayak intransitive verb

• kay·ak·er -ˌa-kər noun

• kay·ak·ing -kiŋ noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.