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单词 umiak
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umiak

enUK

u·mi·ak

also oo·mi·ak O0085200 (o͞o′mē-ăk′)n. A large open boat used by Yupik and Inuit people, made of skins stretched on a wooden frame, usually propelled by paddles.
[Inuit umiaq.]

umiak

(ˈuːmɪˌæk) or

oomiak

n (Nautical Terms) a large open boat made of stretched skins, used by Inuit. Compare kayak[C18: from Greenland Inuktitut: boat for the use of women]

u•mi•ak

(ˈu miˌæk)

n. an open wooden boat covered with skins, used esp. by Eskimos to transport goods and passengers. [1760–70; < Inuit umiaq women's boat]

umiak

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umiak

, oomiak a large open boat made of stretched skins, used by Inuit

Umiak

 

a large Eskimo cargo boat with an open top. The umiak is 8 to 9 m long, 1.5 m wide, and up to 70 cm deep. The boat is equipped with a pair of oars and a sail; its wooden frame is covered with sealskins. The umiak is called the women’s boat because, in contrast to the kayak, the rowers are always women. Normally a man steers, using a fan-shaped paddle.

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