canoe

[ kuh-noo ]

/ kəˈnu /

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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), ca·noed, ca·noe·ing.

to paddle a canoe.

to go in a canoe.

verb (used with object), ca·noed, ca·noe·ing.

to transport or carry by canoe.

Idioms for canoe

paddle one's own canoe, Informal.

to handle one's own affairs; manage independently.
to mind one's own business.

Origin of canoe

1545–55; <French <Spanish canoa<Arawak; replacing canoa<Spanish

OTHER WORDS FROM canoe

ca·noe·ist, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH canoe

barge, boat, canoe , cruise ship, sailboat, ship, yacht

Words nearby canoe

cannular, cannulate, cannulation, canny, Canoas, canoe, canoe birch, canoe slalom, canoewood, can of corn, can of worms

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Example sentences from the Web for canoe

My partner Brandon and I awake at the crack of dawn for a canoe ride on the milky blue glacial waters of Lake Louise.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So I go out in a canoe and repeat verses over and over and try and learn poems.
‘The Good Wife’s Christine Baranski on Life After Will Gardner’s Death|Jason Lynch|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That canoe he paddles in Parks, that episode where Ron is a canoe, Nick Offerman built that canoe, for real!
Parks and Recreation’s Aziz Ansari Is 30 Years Old and Writing a Book About Modern Love|Abby Haglage|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Kalaj is the opposite of the narrator—brash, outspoken, adventurous, and canoe tipping—and they make an odd couple.
This Week’s Hot Reads: April 8, 2013|G. Clay Whittaker|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

When the Queen and Prince Philip visited Tuvalu in 1982, Her Majesty was carried ashore in a canoe by locals.
Kate To Take Personal Hairdresser On Tour|Tom Sykes|August 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
With one powerful sweep of his paddle he can instantly turn the canoe, when only a foot distant from fatal destruction.
A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe|John Macgregor
There the courier whirled the stern of the canoe into his grasp, and, unhurt, Dunvegan raised himself over it.
The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery)|Samuel Alexander White
The canoe fight was ended, but Dale's work was not yet done.
Strange Stories from History for Young People|George Cary Eggleston
Spending there a couple of days, they left; six men on the last day having gone up the bay in a canoe without finding its head.
Original Narratives of Early American History|Vaca and Others
As our canoe came into the shallows, he sprang down the bank to greet us, hat in hand, his eyes on me.
Beyond the Frontier|Randall Parrish

British Dictionary definitions for canoe

canoe

/ (kəˈnuː) /

noun

a light narrow open boat, propelled by one or more paddles

NZ another word for waka (def. 1)

in the same canoe NZ of the same tribe

verb -noes, -noeing or -noed

to go in a canoe or transport by canoe

Derived forms of canoe

canoeing, nouncanoeist, noun

Word Origin for canoe

C16: from Spanish canoa, of Carib origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with canoe

canoe

see paddle one's own canoe.

单词	canoe
释义	canoe [ kuh-noo ] / kəˈnu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR canoe ON THESAURUS.COM 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), ca·noed, ca·noe·ing. to paddle a canoe. to go in a canoe. verb (used with object), ca·noed, ca·noe·ing. to transport or carry by canoe. Idioms for canoe paddle one's own canoe, Informal. to handle one's own affairs; manage independently. to mind one's own business. Origin of canoe 1545–55; <French <Spanish canoa<Arawak; replacing canoa<Spanish OTHER WORDS FROM canoe ca·noe·ist, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH canoe barge, boat, canoe , cruise ship, sailboat, ship, yacht Words nearby canoe cannular, cannulate, cannulation, canny, Canoas, canoe, canoe birch, canoe slalom, canoewood, can of corn, can of worms Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for canoe My partner Brandon and I awake at the crack of dawn for a canoe ride on the milky blue glacial waters of Lake Louise. Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero\|Darren Aronofsky\|September 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST So I go out in a canoe and repeat verses over and over and try and learn poems. ‘The Good Wife’s Christine Baranski on Life After Will Gardner’s Death\|Jason Lynch\|April 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST That canoe he paddles in Parks, that episode where Ron is a canoe, Nick Offerman built that canoe, for real! Parks and Recreation’s Aziz Ansari Is 30 Years Old and Writing a Book About Modern Love\|Abby Haglage\|November 12, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Kalaj is the opposite of the narrator—brash, outspoken, adventurous, and canoe tipping—and they make an odd couple. This Week’s Hot Reads: April 8, 2013\|G. Clay Whittaker\|April 9, 2013\|DAILY BEAST When the Queen and Prince Philip visited Tuvalu in 1982, Her Majesty was carried ashore in a canoe by locals. Kate To Take Personal Hairdresser On Tour\|Tom Sykes\|August 31, 2012\|DAILY BEAST With one powerful sweep of his paddle he can instantly turn the canoe, when only a foot distant from fatal destruction. A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe\|John Macgregor There the courier whirled the stern of the canoe into his grasp, and, unhurt, Dunvegan raised himself over it. The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery)\|Samuel Alexander White The canoe fight was ended, but Dale's work was not yet done. Strange Stories from History for Young People\|George Cary Eggleston Spending there a couple of days, they left; six men on the last day having gone up the bay in a canoe without finding its head. Original Narratives of Early American History\|Vaca and Others As our canoe came into the shallows, he sprang down the bank to greet us, hat in hand, his eyes on me. Beyond the Frontier\|Randall Parrish British Dictionary definitions for canoe canoe / (kəˈnuː) / noun a light narrow open boat, propelled by one or more paddles NZ another word for waka (def. 1) in the same canoe NZ of the same tribe verb -noes, -noeing or -noed to go in a canoe or transport by canoe Derived forms of canoe canoeing, nouncanoeist, noun Word Origin for canoe C16: from Spanish canoa, of Carib origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with canoe canoe see paddle one's own canoe. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to canoe kayak, outrigger, dugout, coracle, pirogue, piragua
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canoe

noun

verb (used without object), ca·noed, ca·noe·ing.

verb (used with object), ca·noed, ca·noe·ing.

Idioms for canoe

Origin of canoe

OTHER WORDS FROM canoe

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH canoe

Words nearby canoe

Example sentences from the Web for canoe

British Dictionary definitions for canoe

noun

verb -noes, -noeing or -noed

Derived forms of canoe

Word Origin for canoe

Idioms and Phrases with canoe

Words related to canoe