kayak Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
  2. verb travel in a small canoe
    • we kayaked down the river

WordNet


Kay"ak noun
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) 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.

Webster 1913