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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Recent Examples of canoe
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Others simply wouldn’t have been present in the Great Plains or Southwest regions of the U.S., like bark canoes or baidarka (originating from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
Alexandra Owens, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
People visit Voyageurs to canoe and fish the lakes for walleye and northern pike.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Others simply wouldn’t have been present in the Great Plains or Southwest regions of the U.S., like bark canoes or baidarka (originating from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Each experience—canoeing across floodplains in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park; cruising down Uganda’s Kazinga Channel with one of the world’s biggest hippo populations—will upend your safari perspective.
—Alexandra Owens, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
People visit Voyageurs to canoe and fish the lakes for walleye and northern pike.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canoe
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Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.—
UnCruise Adventures,
AFAR Media,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Go scuba diving, take a glass-bottom boat tour, or paddle a kayak.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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Camp focuses on the core skills of paddling, overall riding and wave selection to get campers surfing better in one week.—
Jessie Dax-Setkus,
Orange County Register,
23 Mar. 2025
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Before the summit began, the government announced a raft of new measures.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The following year, Eric Ashby went missing after his raft overturned on the Arkansas River in Colorado.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Renamed Magic Circle, Guthrie’s schooner became a lowly minesweeper along the Scottish coast.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2025
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That same weekend, to celebrate Juneteenth, a replica of the historic schooner Amistad—that became famous after a group of enslaved Africans led a successful revolt—will drop anchor in Oak Bluffs and offer free public tours (June 16-19).—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2023
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Four full-sky surveys are planned over two years, as the telescope circles the globe from pole to pole 400 miles up.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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First, an explanation of the underlying poling data, which Franklin pulled together for this story.—
Craig Gilbert,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Geometric chandeliers in the restaurant and bars add art deco flair, while chesterfields and wingback chairs create inviting nooks in the Library Lounge, which faces a private yacht marina.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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The intrepid trio scale cliffs, run across forests and woods all kinds of creatures in pursuit on ground and air to a massive, scaly sea creature from the Colin Trevorrow movies chasing down a yacht battleship with Johansson firing back.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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As executive chair, Dubuc, a former athlete herself who rowed crew at Boston University, will advise Togethxr’s team and inform its brand strategy while liaising with investors and the board of directors.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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The four took home the gold for Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, and Princess Anne awarded the athletes with their MBEs for services to rowing.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The rule was designed to catch high earners gaming the system through shell companies, but there’s no floor.—
Alex Ashley,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Pentagon’s supply of missiles and shells was running very short even last year, as Mark Bowden wrote in this magazine in December.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Canoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canoe. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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