canoe

UK: /kəˈnuː/ US: /kəˈnu/ ,(kə no̅o̅′)

Inflections of 'canoe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

canoes

v 3rd person singular

canoeing

v pres p

canoed

v past

canoed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ca•noe /kəˈnu/   n., v., -noed, -noe•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. Naval Terms a slender boat pointed at both ends.

v. [no object]

2. Nautical, Naval Terms to go in a canoe:
   She canoed down the river.

ca•noe•ist, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ca•noe  (kə no̅o̅′), n., v., -noed, -noe•ing. 
n. 

1. Nautical, Naval Terms 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.
2. Nautical, Naval Terms any of various small, primitive light boats.
3. Idioms paddle one's own canoe, [Informal.]
   • to handle one's own affairs;
     manage independently.
   • to mind one's own business.

v.i. 

4. Nautical, Naval Terms to paddle a canoe.
5. Nautical, Naval Terms to go in a canoe.

v.t. 

6. Nautical, Naval Terms to transport or carry by canoe.

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

ca•noe′ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

canoe / kəˈnuː/ noun

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

verb ( -noes, -noeing, -noed)

1. to go in a canoe or transport by canoe

Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish canoa, of Carib origin

caˈnoeing noun

caˈnoeist noun