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canoe
[kuh-noo]
noun
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
any of various small, primitive light boats.
verb (used without object)
to paddle a canoe.
to go in a canoe.
verb (used with object)
to transport or carry by canoe.
canoe
/ əˈԳː /
noun
a light narrow open boat, propelled by one or more paddles
another word for waka
of the same tribe
verb
to go in a canoe or transport by canoe
Other Word Forms
- canoeist noun
- ˈԴDZԲ noun
- ˈԴDZ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of canoe1
Word History and Origins
Origin of canoe1
Idioms and Phrases
paddle one's own canoe,
to handle one's own affairs; manage independently.
to mind one's own business.
Example Sentences
It’s a great spot to camp for anyone wanting to kayak or canoe, as the lake has a 10-mph speed limit for watercraft.
Softball and canoe slalom competitions will be held in Oklahoma City.
Long Beach will also host shooting para sport in the convention center, sitting volleyball in the Long Beach Arena and para canoe sprint and para rowing at Marine Stadium.
Parks officials urge the use of life jackets for all those in canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards or any other human-powered vessel.
There were reports of people having to swim to their tents to retrieve their belongings - and some people were spotted canoeing around the campsite.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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