The difference between Kayak and Umiak
When used as nouns, kayak means a type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck, whereas umiak means a large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles.
Kayak is also verb with the meaning: to use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.
check bellow for the other definitions of Kayak and Umiak
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Kayak as a noun:
A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck
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Kayak as a verb (intransitive):
To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.
Examples:
"'Kayaking is an Olympic sport."
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Kayak as a verb (transitive):
To traverse a body of water by kayak.
Examples:
"On a dare, he kayaked the Harlem River in New York from Hell's Gate to Spyten Duyvil."
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Umiak as a noun (nautical):
A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation.