umiak

or oo·mi·ak

[ oo-mee-ak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an Inuit or Yupik open boat that consists of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts: used for transport of goods and passengers.

umiak

/ ˈuːmɪˌæk /

See kayak
a large open boat made of stretched skins, used by Inuit Compare kayak

Origin of umiak¹

First recorded in 1760–70, umiak is from the Inuit word umiaq “women's boat”

Origin of umiak¹

C18: from Greenland Inuktitut: boat for the use of women

One of them is the great woman's boat called the umiak, from twelve to eighteen yards in length, and four or five in width.

The umiak dashed off, but it seemed as if it were standing still, so swiftly did the whale overhaul it.

(a) Method of fastening bilge-streaks to stem of umiak; (b) method of framing rib to gunwale, etc.

The two assist him to rise and the heavy load is taken to the umiak and placed in the bottom for ballast.

The form of the umiak, in the region under consideration, differs greatly from that of the Eskimo of Bering sea.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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