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A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes.
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A slender decked boat which is propelled by seated paddlers using double bladed paddles. Derived from the Eskimos.
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A traditional kayak is a slender, watertight Eskimo boat propelled by paddles. It is made of a light wooden frame completely covered with skins except for opening(s) for the paddler(s).
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Any of various light canoes imitating an Inuit hunting craft made watertight by a flexible closure around the waist of the seated occupant.
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an Eskimo canoe made of a skin-covered frame with a small opening and propelled by a double-bladed paddle
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an Inuit canoe in which the wood or bone frame is covered with skins and completely closed in except for a space for one person.
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A type of fully-decked canoe. The paddler is seated and uses a double-bladed paddle.
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a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
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travel in a small canoe; "we kayaked down the river"
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a closed cockpit boat and the paddler sits inside and uses a double-ended paddle
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a close decked, single seated boat, propelled with a double bladed paddle
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a closed-top boat and is propelled using a paddle with two blades, whereas canoes are open-topped boats (sometimes with a removable spray skirt) propelled using single- or double-bladed paddles
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a human-powered boat that is similar to a covered canoe
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a little more seaworthy except when the wind hikes up in your face then paddling becomes hard work
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a long and narrow boat
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a non-motorized craft
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a personal boat
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a practical boat in situations where the watersurface is turbulent or unpredictable
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a slender craft that you can take to places amazing to behold
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a slender piece of equipment built for speed and maneuverability
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a small boat, having only one opening where the person sits, and is paddled with a two-bladed paddle
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a small boat with a deck, propelled by a two-blade paddle
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a small boat with an opening in the center for a person
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A type of canoe which is sat in and propelled with a double bladed paddle.
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A portable boat with a single hole in its deck for its passenger, who propels the boat using a two-bladed paddle.
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A decked craft similar to a canoe and propelled by a double or single-bladed paddle.
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A narrow covered boat, pointed on both ends, propelled by the rider paddling with an oar.
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A decked boat that is paddled from a seated position using a two-bladed paddle.
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A decked craft in which the paddlers sit with legs extended and propel the craft with a double blade paddle.
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Small boat shaped like a banana, has a whole in the bottom from which the occupant hangs. Experts can propel the wrong way up.
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a portable boat styled after the Eskimo kayak with a small opening in the center and propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
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tug boat
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A canoe-shaped boat in which the frame is completely covered except for an opening in the middle for the paddler
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A small, low-profile boat similar to a canoe, and increasingly used for wilderness travel..
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A kayak is a small human-powered boat. It typically has a covered deck, and a cockpit covered by a spraydeck. It is propelled by a double-bladed paddle by a sitting paddler.
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