Definition of "vaka" []

• A canoe or boat. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The Pacific islanders said: simple – just put a log, an ‘ama’, of neutral buoyancy [i.e. one which can equally be pushed under or lifts into the air] at some distance from the main hull [vaka]."
• "Sailing robust and durable vaka, double-hulled canoes 100 feet or more in length, or massive sea-going rafts, they explored and settled every habitable island in the world's largest ocean."
• "_Te avaga te papalagi_ (the white man's wife) was a native of the island of Maraki -- a dark-skinned, passionately jealous creature, who had followed his fortunes for three years to his present location, and then developed _mal-du-pays_ to such an extent that the local priest and devil-catcher, one Pare-vaka, was sent for by her female attendants."