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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. kano قارِبُ مَجاذيف кану kánoe kano das Kanu κανό canoa kanuu زورق؛ قایق کوچک kanootti canoé סִירַת קָאנוּ डोंगी indijanski čamac, kanu kenu, ({\i brit}) kajak (is) sampan kanó canoa カヌー 카누 kanoja kanoe; smailīte kanu kano kano kajak canoa canoe каноэ kanoe kanu kanu kanot เรือชนิดหนึ่งทรงเรียวแหลม kano 獨木舟 каное, човник ڈونگا ، چھوٹی ناؤ xuồng
v
to travel by canoe He canoed over the rapids. in 'n kano vaar يُسافِرُ في زَوْرقِ مَجاذيف карам кану jet v kánoi padle Kanu fahren κάνω κανό ir en canoa, ir en piragua kanuuga sõitma با زورق حرکت کردن meloa faire du canoé לָשׁוּט בְּקָאנוּ डोंगी से यात्रा putovati kanuom kenuzik bersampan róa kanó andare in canoa カヌーをこぐ 카누를 젓다, 카누로 운반하다 plaukti kanoja airēt kanoe; smaiļot mengayuh kanu kanovaren padle kano płynąć kajakiem navegar a face canoe плыть на каноэ plaviť sa na kanoe veslati s kanujem voziti se kanuom paddla [] ล่องเรือ kano ile gezmek, kano yapmak 劃獨木舟 пливти на каное ڈونگے پر سفر کرنا đi bằng xuồng
n caˈnoeist
kanovaarder سائقُ زَوْرَقِ مَجاذيف човек, който кара кану kanoista kanoroer der Kanufahrer κωπηλάτης σε κανό piragüista kanuusõitja زورق چی meloja canoéiste שָׁט בְּקָאנוּ डोंगी से यात्रा करने वाला vozač kanua kenus pengemudi sampan kanóræðari canoista カヌーのこぎ手 카누 젓는 사람 kanojininkas smaiļotājs pengguna kanu kanovaarder kanopadler kajakarz canoísta canoist каноист kanoista, -ka kanuist onaj koji upravlja kanuom kanotpaddlare, kanotist นักเล่นเรือ kanocu 劃獨木舟的人 каноїст ڈونگے پر سفر کرنے والا người 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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