a light narrow open boat, propelled by one or more paddles
to go in a canoe or transport by canoe
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ca•noe /kəˈnu/USA pronunciation
n., v., -noed, -noe•ing.
n. [countable]
v. [no object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025n. [countable]
- Naval Termsa slender boat pointed at both ends.
v. [no object]
- Nautical, Naval Termsto go in a canoe:She canoed down the river.
ca•noe
(kə no̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n., v., -noed, -noe•ing.
n.
v.i.
v.t.
ca•noe′ist, n.
n.
- Nautical, Naval Termsany 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.
- Nautical, Naval Termsany of various small, primitive light boats.
- Idioms paddle one's own canoe, [Informal.]
- to handle one's own affairs;
manage independently. - to mind one's own business.
- to handle one's own affairs;
v.i.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto paddle a canoe.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto go in a canoe.
v.t.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto transport or carry by canoe.
- Spanish
- Arawak; replacing canoa
- Spanish canoa
- French
- 1545–55
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