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baidarka

baidarka

9.9
A small covered kayak that the Aleut people use for hunting and travel
  • noun
  • /baɪˈdɑrkə/
  • US
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  • The Aleut hunters skillfully maneuvered their baidarka through the icy waters to catch fish.

Examples

  • I see Gavril and Paulie building a baidarka when they're older.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Aleuts and other natives built their homes on the bluff, close to the ocean and their baidarkas, or canoes.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Paulie and Nellie's son, Gavril, was sitting near the shore watching my brother, Alexi, mend a broken rib of his baidarka.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Handcrafted from wood and animal skins, the traditional baidarka is essential for the Aleut people's hunting practices.

  • In the summer, many Aleut families take their baidarka to explore the coastline and gather food.

Synonyms

kayak
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42 2.3

A small narrow boat you move with a double-bladed paddle

is built and used by Aleut hunters in Alaska rather than by other Arctic groups

Surface Forms

baidarka singular
baidarkas plural

Etymology

Baidarka comes from an Aleut name often written baidaraq, which described the small, covered hunting boat of the Aleut people. So baidarka means a covered kayak — like the familiar word kayak — used for hunting and travel in cold seas.