- variant spellings of umiak
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u•mi•ak
(o̅o̅′mē ak′),USA pronunciation n.
- Nautical, Anthropologyan open Eskimo boat that consists of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts: used for transport of goods and passengers.
- Inuit umiaq women's boat
- 1760–70
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a large open boat made of stretched skins, used by Inuit
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