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canoe

Pronunciation: /kəˈnuː/

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Definition of canoe

noun

  • a light, narrow boat with pointed ends and no keel, propelled with a paddle or paddles.

verb (canoes, canoeing, canoed)

[no object, with adverbial of direction]
  • travel in or paddle a canoe:he had once canoed down the Nile

Derivatives

canoeing

noun

canoeist

noun

canoer

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Spanish canoa, from Arawak, from Carib canaoua

Spelling rule

Verbs ending in -oe, -ee, and -ye keep the final -e when adding -ing: (canoes, canoeing, canoed).

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Definition of canoe in the US English dictionary

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