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Rowing vs Kayak - What's the difference?

rowing | kayak |

As verbs the difference between rowing and kayak

is that rowing is while kayak is (label) to use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.

As nouns the difference between rowing and kayak

is that rowing is the action of the verb to row while kayak is a type of small boat, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position.

rowing

English

Verb

(head)
    • (Sport rowing)

    Noun

  • The action of the verb to row .
  • The action of propelling a boat with oars.
  • The rowing of boats as a competitive sport.
  • The act of having a row, or argument.
  • * 1891 , The Guernsey Magazine
    • She and Ricketts — that's his father — just disgraced the neighbourhood with their rowings and their sprees

    Synonyms

    * sculling

    kayak

    English

    (wikipedia kayak)

    Alternative forms

    * kaiak, kiack, kyack, kyak, qayaq

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of small boat, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position.

    • See also

    * canoe * umiak

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) to use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak
  • (label) to traverse a body of water by kayak.

    • Anagrams

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