Kayak Definition
 kīăk 
  kayaking, kayaks
  
    noun
  
 An Eskimo canoe made of skins completely covering a wooden frame except for an opening in the middle for the paddler.
 Webster's New World 
A lightweight boat of similar or open design.
 American Heritage 
Any similarly designed canoe for one or two paddlers, made of canvas, plastic, fiberglass, etc.
 Webster's New World 
    verb
  
 To paddle, or go in, a kayak.
 Webster's New World 
To go or travel on (a body of water) by kayak.
 Kayaked rapids of the Colorado River.
 American Heritage 
Other Word Forms of Kayak
Noun
Singular:
 kayakPlural:
 kayaksOrigin of Kayak
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From Inuktitut (Western Canadian Inuktitut) ᖃᔭᖅ (qajaq, “man's boat”), from Proto-Eskimo *qyaq.
From Wiktionary
 Inuit Yupik qajaq
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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