noun
- a large open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame, used by Inuit peoples
Usage: also spelled umiak
Examples
- The hunters paddled their oomiak across the icy waters.
- An oomiak can carry several people and their supplies.
- The traditional oomiak was covered with walrus or seal skins.
- Women typically rowed the oomiak while men hunted from kayaks.
- The museum displayed a beautifully crafted oomiak from the Arctic.
- They loaded their gear into the oomiak before setting out to sea.