to canoe
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2.6
- verb
- /kəˈnuː/
- Every summer, we canoe down the gentle currents of the river.
- go canoeing
- canoeing the lake
- canoeing down the river
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Watch on YouTubeAnd we'd often go on like camping trips and, you know, canoeing and all sorts of things.
- And we'd often go on like camping trips and, you know, canoeing and all sorts of things.
- He was the, he was a former CI director that went canoeing in April.
- If it's summertime, I'm riding outside and I could kayak, swim, canoe.
- There's a lake for canoeing, there's archery, horseback riding sounds very fancy camping.
- And the story of how he met is crazy because we we ended up meeting at a canoeing class.
- And, you know, it's, these aren't things you can learn from a book, but we learn from each other in the mornings we, you know, canoed or hiked or biked or played pickleball.
- So sustainable sea transports, canoeing culture, it's there.
- Mountain climbing, rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking.
Examples
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For instance, in Family Tree, a teenage girl and her grandmother are canoeing.
Academic text (2012) -
You can also take the time to canoe and hike, truly soaking in the magic of autumn in an outdoor expedition.
Blog text (23) -
People canoe on this river.
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This way, we canoe out nice and easy... we find ourselves a nice, quiet beach.
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We always canoe at dawn.
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There are three lakes in the park that you could kayak or canoe on.
Blog text (19) -
"Tourists go to northern counties to canoe in the rivers and hike in the woods."
Blog text (17) -
One can canoe, kayak, drive, walk, and bike along the five-mile-long Wildlife Drive.
Academic text (2004) -
Once, when she and Tom were canoeing, they passed a group of sled dogs on the riverbank.
Fiction book (1999) -
Out on the water, a group of Boy Scouts were canoeing by, laughing and fooling around, splashing each other as they paddled by.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
48
1.4
To move a boat through water using a short oar
22
2.7
To move in a small narrow boat using a double-bladed paddle
6
1.0
To travel on water in a small vehicle like a rowboat or motorboat
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.7
A narrow canoe with one or more side floats for balance in rough water
- US
1
6.7
A North American birch tree with white bark that peels and whose bark people use to make canoes and baskets
How Fast
13
2.6
265
2.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Canoe (verb) comes from the name of the boat, the Carib word canoa meaning 'small boat'. So to canoe simply means to travel in or move a small, light boat with a paddle.