单词 | canoeable |
释义 | canoeableadj. Originally North American. Of a river or other stretch of water: navigable by canoe. ΚΠ 1686 W. Penn in Minutes Board of Property Pennsylvania (1893) I. 13 I do also hereby order you to take up in the most convenient Place, y't is to say the Canoable branch on the west Side of ye Skoolkill. 1756 J. Maury in J. Winsor Mississippi Basin (1895) 216 The navigable, or rather canoeable parts of the rivers. 1933 Cheltenham Chron. 18 Mar. 10/1 Camping Club enthusiasts propose to collect itineraries of all ‘canoeable’ water in Great Britain. 1992 Nature Canada Fall 27/1 There are..100 rapids..within a 50-kilometre stretch of this river. Most are not canoeable. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < |
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