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Meanings of kyak in English

A small and narrow boat propelled manually with a double-bladed paddle.

        An Adamawa language of Nigeria.

              Synonyms
              Examples for "kayak"
              Examples for "kayak"
              1
              You could paddle your way around Hamilton Island in a sea kayak.
              News.com.au
              2
              Their best guess is that the kayak came downriver, north to south.
              Driving Heat
              3
              Freely traverse the water in your military kayak, across rich, flooded environments.
              The South African
              4
              They described it as being longer than the kayak they were in.
              News.com.au
              5
              The water comes alive with bioluminescence as your kayak cuts thorough it.
              The Irish Times
              1
              Get you a plate outa that furtherest kyack, and a cup.
              Cabin Fever
              2
              There's a side of bacon in that kyack over there.
              Cabin Fever
              3
              We have seen one Eskimo here in his kyack.
              My Boyhood
              4
              She intended to steal the kyack of dried meat without which Ben and herself could not live.
              The Sky Line of Spruce
              5
              This no-kyack business is going to puzzle plenty of those boys who can do good, ordinary packing.
              The Rules of the Game
              Usage of kyak in English
              1
              In a second the kyak turned bottom side up in the water!
              The Eskimo Twins
              2
              He led the way in his kyak, and all the other boats followed.
              The Eskimo Twins
              3
              Kesshoo ran with his kyak as far as he could on the ice.
              The Eskimo Twins
              4
              Kesshoo had been out in a kyak to see it.
              The Eskimo Twins
              5
              I cannot get out of the kyak, I cried lustily.
              A Woman who went to Alaska
              6
              But Kesshoo was the best hunter and the best kyak man in the whole village.
              The Eskimo Twins
              7
              Then he took the kyak on his shoulders and ran with it to the beach.
              The Eskimo Twins
              8
              Slowly Kesshoo drew the line taut, turned his kyak round, and started for the shore.
              The Eskimo Twins
              9
              He turned his kyak straight out to sea.
              The Eskimo Twins
              10
              The kyak was between him and the solid ice, and Menie could not possibly get into the kyak.
              The Eskimo Twins
              11
              Then he gave a great sweep with his paddle and lifted his kyak right up on to it.
              The Eskimo Twins
              12
              The people watching on the shore gave a great howl, and Koko's father started up the beach after his own kyak.
              The Eskimo Twins
              13
              One April morning Kesshoo was working on his kyak to make sure that it was in perfect order for the spring walrus hunting.
              The Eskimo Twins
              14
              When Menie saw his father coming with the kyak, he wasn't afraid any more, for he was sure his father would save him.
              The Eskimo Twins
              15
              Then he got in and fitted the bottom of his skin jacket over the kyak hole and carefully slid himself into the open water.
              The Eskimo Twins
              16
              Kesshoo paddled slowly and carefully along, until at last there was only a little strip of water between the kyak and the solid ice.
              The Eskimo Twins
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