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# kayak

noun (a kayak, kayaks); verb (kayak, kayaks, kayaked, kayaking)

«kayak» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A light, narrow boat for one or two people, with a covered top, moved with a paddle that has a blade at each end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kayak/#m1)
2. (verb) To travel in a kayak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kayak/#m2)

### In the lessons

In outdoor education and water safety: always wear a life jacket (buoyancy aid), go with an adult, and check the weather. History: kayaks were first made by Inuit and other Arctic peoples from wood and seal skin for hunting. Phrases: «go kayaking», «sea kayak».

### Examples

- We paddled a kayak across the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kayak/#x1)
- Always wear a life jacket in a kayak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kayak/#x2)
- Inuit hunters used kayaks made from seal skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kayak/#x3)
- We went kayaking on the river at camp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kayak/#x4)
- The kayak tipped over, but I swam to the bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kayak/#x5)
- A kayak paddle has a blade at each end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kayak/#x6)
- Two of us fit in the double kayak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kayak/#x7)
- I will deck the spot with thy kayak, and thy arrows, and the angekokk shall dance over it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kayak/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a kayak, kayaks. «Kayak» is a palindrome: it reads the same backwards. A canoe usually has an open top and a one-bladed paddle; a kayak is closed with a two-bladed paddle. Verb: «kayaked», «kayaking».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kayak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kayak/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kayak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kayak.html) on Mova free.