байда́рка — meaning in English

English meaning

• canoe noun A narrow boat, pointed at both ends, propelled with single-bladed paddles.
• kayak noun A narrow, covered boat propelled with a double-bladed paddle, originally designed to be entered through a hole on top.

Senses

байда́рка is used for these senses in English:

• canoe (watercraft) A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
• kayak 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.

canoe — full definition

1. noun A narrow boat, pointed at both ends, propelled with single-bladed paddles.
2. verb To travel by canoe.

kayak — full definition

1. noun A narrow, covered boat propelled with a double-bladed paddle, originally designed to be entered through a hole on top.
2. verb To travel or paddle in a kayak.

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