kayak
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++kay·ak /ˈkaɪæk/ noun [countable] 
TTWa type of light boat, usually for one person, that is moved using a paddle 独木舟，单人划子 → canoe —kayaking noun [uncountable]
TTWa type of light boat, usually for one person, that is moved using a paddle 独木舟，单人划子 → canoe —kayaking noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
kayak• I bought a kayak on a hunch.• My wife is a kayak widow now.• We basked in the easygoing atmosphere, where our welcome included the offer of a kayak for exploring the bay next day.• There are no incentive payments offered to staff who arrive at work by kayak.• Hell hath no fury like that of an unsuspecting mule about to be saddled with two, 10-foot kayaks.• Peter Haddon of Granta thinks one of the small polyethylene kayaks would be comparable.• Its designer shows how it can be fitted through a small kayak hatch in its assembled state.• The lakes are used to learn to kayak.Origin kayak (1700-1800) Inuit qajaqkay·ak nounChineseSyllable
a of for type light Corpus boat, usually
kayak
kay‧ak /ˈkaɪæk/
noun [countable]
a type of light boat, usually for one person, that is moved using a paddle ⇨ canoe
—kayaking noun [uncountable]
■ types of boat
▪yacht a large boat with a sail, used for pleasure or sport
▪sailing boat British English, sailboat American English a boat that uses one or more sails
▪rowing boat British English, rowboat American English a small boat that you move through the water with oars
▪dinghy a small open boat used for pleasure, or for taking people between a ship and the shore
▪catamaran a sailing boat with two separate hulls (=the part that goes in the water)
▪trimaran a sailing boat with three separate HULLSs
▪barge a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy goods on a canal or river
▪canal boat (also narrow boat British English) a boat that you use on canals
▪canoe a long light boat that is open at the top and pointed at both ends, which you move along using a paddle. Canoes are for one to three people
▪kayak a light boat for one or two people, that is pointed at both ends and covered on top. A kayak has round holes on top in which the people sit, and you move it along using a paddle.
▪punt a long thin boat with a flat bottom that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river – used for pleasure
▪houseboat a boat that is specially made so that you can live on it
▪pleasure boat a small boat, for example a sailing boat or a rowing boat, that people use on a lake, river etc: People were out on the lake in pleasure boats.
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kay‧ak /ˈkaɪæk/
noun [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: Inuit
Origin: qajaq
Language: Inuit
Origin: qajaq
a type of light boat, usually for one person, that is moved using a paddle ⇨ canoe
—kayaking noun [uncountable]
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