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u·mi·ak

also oo·mi·ak (o͞o′mē-ăk′)

A large open boat used by Yupik and Inuit people, made of skins stretched on a wooden frame, usually propelled by paddles.

[Inuit umiaq.]

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umiak

(ˈuːmɪˌæk) or

oomiak

(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]

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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]

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