Canoe Definition

kə-no͝o
canoed, canoeing, canoes
noun
A narrow, light boat with its sides meeting in a sharp edge at each end: it is moved by one or more paddles.
Webster's New World
(slang) An oversize, usually older, luxury car.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To transport by canoe.
Webster's New World
To paddle, or go in, a canoe.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Canoe

Noun

Singular:
canoe
Plural:
canoes

Origin of Canoe

  • Adopted in 16th century from Spanish canoa, borrowed in turn by Columbus from Taino kanoa (“dugout canoe”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French canoe Spanish canoa (French) (from Spanish) of Cariban origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Canoe Sentence Examples

  • He came here a-fishing, and used an old log canoe which he found on the shore.

  • It is supposed to be navigable by canoe for 900 m.

  • The Columbia river canoe resembled that of the Amur, the bow and stern being pointed at the water-line.

  • His murderers evidently found out their mistake and repented of it, for the bishop's body was found at sea floating in a canoe, covered with a palm fibre matting, and a palm-branch in his hand.

  • Finally, the Fuegian bark canoe, made in three pieces so that it can be taken apart and transported over hills and sewed together, ends the series.

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Words Starting With

CCACAN

Words Ending With

EOENOE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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