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cayak

cayak is the archaic form of kayak.

Meaning of kayak

Noun

kayak (plural kayaks)

  1. 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.
    • It’s just offshore from private property inaccessible to the general public, so a good way to approach the rock is by kayak, which can be rented in the small village of Port Austin.2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN

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Forms of cayak

pluralcayaks

Questions about cayak

What is cayak the archaic form of?
Cayak is the archaic form of kayak.

Words near cayak in the dictionary

  1. Caxtons
  2. cay
  3. Caya
  4. Cayabyab
  5. Cayabyabs
  6. cayak
  7. cayaks
  8. Cayambe
  9. Cayapa
  10. Cayapas
  11. Cayapes

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