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Recent Examples of kayak
Noun
One of the easiest ways for locals and tourists to become immersed in the Indian River Lagoon ecosystem is through a boat or kayak tour with the Marine Discovery Center. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025 Wheeling is also well positioned for anyone interested in outdoor activities; walk along the Wheeling Creek Water Trail, kayak in the Ohio River, or go mountain biking in Oglebay Park. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025 Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife. Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kayak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayak
Noun
  • Firefighters also returned to the water to get the canoe.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
  • From there, the canoe will continue its circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean, which began in Alaska in June 2023.
    Brianna Randall, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The boys board a rescue boat and pull five souls off the Flicka’s rescue dinghy, all while sharks circle and buck.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In one of the most memorable finale scenes, Tanya kills everyone on the yacht and then falls to her death trying to get on a dinghy.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The men then clambered down to the water before launching a raft from the northeast shore of the island.
    Louise McLoughlin, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Those figures come amid a raft of troubling economic data.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.
    UnCruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Erik Heil Germany, one of the newer teams, is led by driver Erik Heil, a two-time bronze medalist in the 49er skiff class.
    Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat.
    Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Spend your solo sojourn in the French countryside luxuriating in the property’s 80 acres, ideal for an afternoon picnic and a spin around the private lake on the château’s rowboat.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The pilot was able to inflate pontoons so the helicopter remained upright on the water and there were no serious injuries, though the passengers were all taken to hospital.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Josey — who was found asleep and alone on the adrift pontoon later that day — still holds a lot of guilt.
    Brianne Tracy, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
  • While this sprawling lagoon can be explored by foot, it’s best experienced from the comfort of a boat, with multiple excursions taking place each day via canoe and catamaran.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Stillwater River Boats offers seasonal tours of the St. Croix on an old-fashioned paddleboat, including sightseeing and jazz brunch cruises.
    Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Dora Canal Cottage A stay in this quaint vacation rental fronting the Dora Canal comes with relaxing moments on the front porch or by the firepit and access to kayaks and a paddleboat for setting off on the water.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Kayak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayak. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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