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noun

Definition of kayaknext
as in canoe

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verb

as in to canoe

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Recent Examples of kayak
Noun
The company says that should get a sleeping pad ready for use in just 10 seconds, and a small kayak in about a minute. — New Atlas, 23 June 2026 Assateague's spectacular national seashore is best explored by kayak. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
Verb
Plan to kayak the aqua waters with Ecology Outfitters or rent a pontoon from Elkhart Watersports. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026 The calm waters of the Chesapeake Bay make Cape Charles’s beaches especially great for little ones and adventurers looking to paddle board or kayak the open water. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for kayak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayak
  1. canoe
  2. dinghy
  3. raft
  4. skiff
  5. rowboat
  6. pontoon
  7. catamaran
  8. paddleboat
Noun
  • Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • But Hearn took his whitewater canoe straight into the raging rapids, where officers later swooped in and arrested him.
    — Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • The drugs were thought to have been brought over by dinghy from Anzio on the mainland, police said.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Definition of dinghy
Noun
  • Despite a raft of Western sanctions, Moscow remains among the world's top exporters of oil and natural gas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
  • Despite a raft of Western sanctions, Moscow remains among the world’s top exporters of oil and natural gas.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of raft
Noun
  • Flores and Álvarez, on one of the skiffs, were floating approximately fifteen nautical miles east of the Fiorella.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • The three male crabs are hauled into our polar skiff; the last goes back into the sea to produce the next generation.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026
Definition of skiff
Noun
  • On Friday, June 19, authorities said in a release that the Royal New Zealand Air Force's (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon crew found the man in his 13-foot aluminum rowboat that morning.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • Even a rowboat can become garden gold with a little imagination.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 6 May 2026
Definition of rowboat
Noun
  • While some soon-to-be-retirees are called to the beach or the mountains, others are drawn to lake living and all its perks, like watching sunsets on the dock, grilling outside, and taking the pontoon boat out for daily cruises.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • Captain An Electric Boat Around Morro Bay Estero Adventures rents quiet electric pontoon boats that visitors operate themselves.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of pontoon
Noun
  • With no boat, the Black Foils were unable to compete but the team’s new F50 catamaran, built in the UK, has been delivered in time for Halifax, Nova Scotia, a competition which marks the halfway point of the 13-event season.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • The big draw is the catamaran seating and the specialised cocktails but traditional Atollian food is also served here.
    — Deeya Sonalkar, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
Definition of catamaran
Noun
  • One of the nation’s largest urban parks, this 1,300-acre expanse has golf, paddleboats, a live oak estimated to be 800 years old, a botanical garden, and the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA).
    — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
  • The fee covers swan paddleboat rentals, nightly movies and s'mores on the beach, fitness classes, and in-room Wi-Fi, among other inclusions.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
Definition of paddleboat

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