canoe
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- noun
- /kəˈnu/
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canoa
- But I've handled canoes since I was a kid.
- paddle a canoe
- dugout canoe
- fishing canoe
They have the actual boats, the canoes that were settled from Hawaii.
- They have the actual boats, the canoes that were settled from Hawaii.
- And the his canoes, like I made those canoes and stuff like that.
- So we exchanged canoes and he tried it.
- We have a saying, hey, moku means a canoe is an island or an island is a canoe.
- You know, Portage with canoes and cool stuff like that.
- One settler attempted to escape in an improvised canoe and drowned.
- Everything is calm and peaceful and serene, and this canoe is not heavy on my shoulder.
- And like some of the people I'm closest with, we used to go on canoe trips together.
Examples
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After the storm, we discovered our canoe had floated away from the dock.
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We paddled down the river in a canoe, enjoying the scenery along the way.
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I helped him fix up an old canoe once.
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Can this canoe do that?
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Thank you for the canoe.
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We are back on the canoe for a little tour of the island, doing a little canoeing.
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And like some of the people I'm closest with, we used to go on canoe trips together.
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The girl moved toward the canoe that rested on the bright sand.
Fiction book (1993) -
Everything is calm and peaceful and serene, and this canoe is not heavy on my shoulder.
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We could hear the distant sound of scouts in canoes; this was tribal land.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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A small vehicle used on water to carry people, like a rowboat or motorboat
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A small narrow boat you move with a double-bladed paddle
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A boat that is small and used for short trips on lakes or rivers
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A narrow canoe with one or more side floats for balance in rough water
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A small boat carved from one large tree trunk
A light boat made by covering a wooden frame with birch bark
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A narrow canoe with one or more side floats for balance in rough water
- US
A North American birch tree with white bark that peels and whose bark people use to make canoes and baskets
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Etymology
Canoe comes from a Caribbean Indian word canoa that Spanish and Portuguese sailors borrowed; it meant 'small boat'. Think of a light, narrow boat made from a hollow log or bark that you move with a paddle, which is exactly what a canoe is today.