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canoe

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ca·noe  (k-n)
n.
A light, open, slender boat that has pointed ends and is propelled by paddles.
v. ca·noed, ca·noe·ing, ca·noes
v.tr.
To carry or send by canoe.
v.intr.
To travel in or propel a canoe.

[French canoe and Spanish canoa (French, from Spanish), of Cariban origin.]

ca·noeist n.

canoe
Noun
a light narrow open boat, propelled by one or more paddles [Carib]
canoeist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.canoecanoe - small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
birch bark, birchbark, birchbark canoe - a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
dugout canoe, pirogue, dugout - a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
kayak - a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
outrigger canoe - a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting
small boat - a boat that is small
Verb1.canoe - travel by canoe; "canoe along the canal"
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
boat - ride in a boat on water
Translations

canoe [kəˈnuː] ncanoa;
(SPORT) → piragua
canoe [kəˈnuː] npirogue f;
(Sport) → canoë m
canoe [kəˈnuː] nKanu nt
canoe [kəˈnuː] ncanoa;
(SPORT) → canotto

canoe
n canoe [kəˈnuː]
a light narrow boat driven by a paddle or paddles. kanoقارِبُ مَجاذيفкануkánoekanodas Kanuκανόcanoakanuuزورق؛ قایق کوچکkanootticanoéסִירַת קָאנוּडोंगीindijanski čamac, kanukenu, ({\i brit}) kajak (is)sampankanócanoaカヌー카누kanojakanoe; smailītekanukanokanokajakcanoacanoeканоэkanoekanukanukanotเรือชนิดหนึ่งทรงเรียวแหลมkano獨木舟каное, човникڈونگا ، چھوٹی ناؤxuồng
v
to travel by canoe He canoed over the rapids.in 'n kano vaarيُسافِرُ في زَوْرقِ مَجاذيفкарам кануjet v kánoipadleKanu fahrenκάνω κανόir en canoa, ir en piraguakanuuga sõitmaبا زورق حرکت کردنmeloafaire du canoéלָשׁוּט בְּקָאנוּडोंगी से यात्राputovati kanuomkenuzikbersampanróa kanóandare in canoaカヌーをこぐ카누를 젓다, 카누로 운반하다plaukti kanojaairēt kanoe; smaiļotmengayuh kanukanovarenpadle kanopłynąć kajakiemnavegara face canoeплыть на каноэplaviť sa na kanoeveslati s kanujemvoziti se kanuompaddla []ล่องเรือkano ile gezmek, kano yapmak劃獨木舟пливти на каноеڈونگے پر سفر کرناđi bằng xuồng
n caˈnoeist
kanovaarderسائقُ زَوْرَقِ مَجاذيفчовек, който кара кануkanoistakanoroerder Kanufahrerκωπηλάτης σε κανόpiragüistakanuusõitjaزورق چیmelojacanoéisteשָׁט בְּקָאנוּडोंगी से यात्रा करने वालाvozač kanuakenuspengemudi sampankanóræðaricanoistaカヌーのこぎ手카누 젓는 사람kanojininkassmaiļotājspengguna kanukanovaarderkanopadlerkajakarzcanoístacanoistканоистkanoista, -kakanuistonaj koji upravlja kanuomkanotpaddlare, kanotistนักเล่นเรือkanocu劃獨木舟的人каноїстڈونگے پر سفر کرنے والاngười chèo xuồng

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I took the sack of corn meal and took it to where the canoe was hid, and shoved the vines and branches apart and put it in; then I done the same with the side of bacon; then the whisky-jug.
As the canoe containing the men was paddled along, there floated down beside it what seemed to be a big, rough log.
This gave Van Horn the advantage over the approaching canoe-men, for the lantern, suspended through the barbed wire across the rail and well down, would clearly illuminate the occupants of the canoe while he was left in semi-darkness and shadow.
 
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