I. noun
also ky·ak or cay·ak or ka·jak ˈkīˌak also -īˌyak
( -s )
Etymology: Eskimo (Greenland dialect) qajaq
1. : an Eskimo canoe made of a frame covered usually with sealskin except for a small opening in the center and propelled by a double-bladed paddle — compare umiak
2. : a portable boat that resembles a kayak and is paddled or sailed widely in the U.S. — compare faltboat
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to paddle or sail a kayak
I was out kayaking for seal — D.B.Putnam
• kay·ak·er -akə(r) noun -s