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noun

Definition of canoenext
as in kayak
a long narrow boat that is pointed at both ends and that is moved by a paddle with one blade They took their canoe out on the river.

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verb

as in to kayak

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Recent Examples of canoe
Noun
Rent a kayak, canoe, or tube from New River Outdoor Adventures and get out on the water. — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026 Where canoes once rested beside fishing nets drying in the sun, housing developments and new infrastructure have appeared. — Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
On the surface level, there are over 80 miles of trails, with varying degrees of difficulty and opportunities to canoe, kayak, or boat on the Green River. — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026 Mary Swander, a 75-year-old theater director and former state poet laureate, fondly remembers learning to canoe and swim outdoors while growing up near the water. — ABC News, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for canoe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canoe
  1. kayak
  2. paddle
  3. raft
  4. oar
  5. schooner
  6. pole
  7. yacht
  8. row
Noun
  • Daily activities ranging from Zodiac whale watching excursions to bear-viewing by kayak make this feel like the Pacific Coast version of an African safari.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The man, not yet identified, was fishing from his kayak about two miles off the coast near Paradise Cove, NBC Los Angeles reported.
    — Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of kayak
Verb
  • The annual pumpkin regatta will take place Sunday, with contestants carving giant pumpkins into boats and paddling them across the park’s small lake.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Cime Aventure leads paddling excursions on the Bonaventure River, one of the clearest in the world, and a highlight on the Gaspésie Tour.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of paddle
Noun
  • Google has also come armed with a raft of benchmarks to back up its claims.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The decision by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI follows a raft of reports in recent months about AI agents behaving in unexpected ways, evading human guardrails or otherwise going rogue.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of raft
Verb
  • For centuries, Vikings navigated these waters by sail and oar; today, ferries and charter boats offer comfortable, scenic access to the islands.
    — Caroline Van Hemert, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of oar
Noun
  • The schooner remained intact on the island’s Miacomet Beach for two weeks, allowing islanders to save 700 bales of cotton using skids and teams of oxen, records show.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The splintered timbers, fastened together by rusted iron, emerged near an area where remains believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a wooden schooner lost in 1884, have been found before.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of schooner
Verb
  • And while some fans are loving the lyrics and what is a catchy beat, others have been less kind, telling Duplantis to stick to pole vaulting.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Traveling at roughly one mile per second, the LRO orbits from pole to pole every two hours as the moon rotates on its own course about 60 miles below the spacecraft.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of pole
Noun
  • The yacht was supposed to cross the Panama Canal before picking up Machado and the others at a marina in Colón, on Panama’s Caribbean coast.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a flotilla of yachts, but millions of have-nots, and enough homeless people to fill stadiums.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of yacht
Verb
  • When the first Women’s Boat Race was held in 1927, the Oxford and Cambridge crews were not permitted to compete directly against each other, so each team rowed separate races and were assessed on both style and speed.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Several editors arrived straight from the LFW front rows to party with Kim, the third day of shows following be damned.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of row

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