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
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Another photo shows the firefighters on their stomachs, with one person breaking through the ice and the other gripping the side of the canoe.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Older kids and teenagers often enjoy spear-throwing with a Maasai warrior, horseback riding, hot-air balloon rides, and canoeing in the Okavango Delta.
—Maija De Rijk-Uys, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Officials did not specify the age of the canoe or its specific type.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Another photo shows the firefighters on their stomachs, with one person breaking through the ice and the other gripping the side of the canoe.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
Visitors can enjoy canoeing, bird watching, and engaging with local communities.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Older kids and teenagers often enjoy spear-throwing with a Maasai warrior, horseback riding, hot-air balloon rides, and canoeing in the Okavango Delta.
—Maija De Rijk-Uys, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canoe
Noun
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In summer, the Lake Logan Marina rents kayaks, paddleboards, and pedalboats (from $14 an hour) and local outfitter Touch Earth Adventures runs evening kayak excursions in search of the lake’s elusive giant beaver ($100 for three hours).—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
24 Feb. 2025
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And once the building is back in shape, the 100 kayaks stuffed into Tunro’s bedrooms at home must be brought back.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Now, according to the articles, the duck paddled around with the common mallards, circling idly for crumbs of bread.—
Anelise Chen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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If the weather is warm enough, onlookers can float down the river in a kayak or paddle up close for a view from the water.—
Alina Polishuk,
AFAR Media,
25 Feb. 2025
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Under Trump's flip-flopping raft of tariffs, Washington placed a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy, the major supplier to U.S. states hugging the northern border.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Signs for how Beijing plans to address these challenges will also be closely watched, after a raft of policy adjustments since last summer were seen as falling short.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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What about a cold one in giant schooner on your lunch break?—
Miami Herald Archive,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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Biscayne Bay is known for its shipwrecks, and the Mandalay, a schooner that sank in the ’60s, is one of the top sites, as the hull sits in shallow enough water to be seen by snorkelers as well as divers.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
21 Jan. 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
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Years of poling clients to victory in his skiff kept his schedule booked nearly every day with anglers wanting to catch one of the Keys’ cherished sportfish — bonefish, permit or tarpon.—
Patrick Farrell,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2024
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The revelation comes after Ne-Yo flicked it up on a yacht earlier this month alongside three of his partners who go by the Instagram handles: Daddys_Pretty_Baby__, Phoneixx__feather, and ArielleHill.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Quentin died after Tanya shot him and other guests and crew members aboard his yacht on the way back to Taormina, Sicily.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Bob cut his boat loose, shoved it into the water, and rowed across the gap that now had widened to about 50 feet.—
Robert E. Houle,
Outdoor Life,
19 Feb. 2025
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The treadmill provides the same opportunity that walking across the parking lot offers; and swimming or rowing a boat works many of the same muscles that weightlifters target with dumbbells and barbells.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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If Russian forces were to drop long-range shells on an outpost of French or British soldiers, would that put NATO states at war with Russia?—
Tim Lister,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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But then the war became an artillery battle in which each side lobbed shells at the other.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Canoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canoe. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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