bidarka
noun
a sealskin boat used by primarily by the Alaskan Aleuts.
baidarka
-
a variation of
bidarka.
Example Sentences
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I built myself a boat in the style of the Aleut-Russian kayak, the baidarka.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2011
I’d work on tugboats and fishing boats for a while, and then I’d take my baidarka and explore.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2011
The baidarka changed markedly under the influence of the Russians and then began to disappear with the end of the sea-otter hunts in the last century.
From Time Magazine Archive
The most intriguing elements of baidarka design are those that show the Aleuts' rejection of typical kayak forms in favor of a distinctive approach.
From Time Magazine Archive
So expert are the natives, that, after shooting several arrows, they gather them all up together in one hand as they sweep by in a baidarka.
From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various
