The meaning of Canoe

Canoe – definition

noun
A light, narrow boat with pointed ends and no keel, propelled with a paddle or paddles.
Usage examples:
Instruction is given in the use of kayaks, two-seater canoes and motor boats.
Synonims:
Kayak Dugout Outrigger Bidarka Pirogue Waka

verb
Travel in or paddle a canoe.
Usage examples:
He had once canoed down the nile

noun
A small, light, narrow boat, pointed at both ends and moved by a person using a paddle (= a stick with a wide, flat end)
Usage examples:
They canoed across the lake.

Canoe translation into English

Canoe: translate from English into Chinese

独木舟, 乘独木舟

Canoe: translate from English into Dutch

Kano, Plezierboot

Canoe: translate from English into French

Canoë, Pirogue, Faire du canoë, Kayac, Faire du kayac, Faire de pirogue

Canoe: translate from English into German

Kanu, Kanu fahren, Paddeln, Paddelboot

Canoe: translate from English into Hindi

डोंगी, कैनो

Canoe: translate from English into Italian

Canoa

Canoe: translate from English into Korean

카누

Canoe: translate from English into Russian

Каноэ, Челнок, Плыть в челноке, Байдарка, Челн, Плыть на байдарке

Canoe: translate from English into Spanish

Canoa, Piragua, Chalupa, Ir en canoa, Ir en chalupa

Word origin

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

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Canoe – similar words

canoeing

noun
The sport or activity of paddling a light, narrow boat.
Usage examples:
The cadets demonstrated their skills at canoeing

verb
Travel in or paddle a canoe.
Usage examples:
He had once canoed down the nile

All meanings and translations of Canoeing

canoed

verb
Travel in or paddle a canoe.
Usage examples:
He had once canoed down the nile

noun
A light, narrow boat with pointed ends and no keel, propelled with a paddle or paddles.
Usage examples:
Instruction is given in the use of kayaks, two-seater canoes and motor boats.

All meanings and translations of Canoed

Canoe synonims

bidarka

noun
A canoe covered with animal skins, used by the inuit of alaska and adjacent regions.
Usage examples:
One day all the aleuts moved out of the village and paddled their bidarkas back to port graham.

All meanings and translations of Bidarka

dugout

noun
A trench that is dug and roofed over as a shelter for troops.
Usage examples:
The german gun crews kept in their dugouts

noun
A shelter where baseball players sit when they are not on the field

All meanings and translations of Dugout

kayak

noun
A canoe of a type used originally by the inuit, made of a light frame with a watertight covering having a small opening in the top to sit in.
Usage examples:
The next highest categories were personal watercraft, cabin cruisers, canoes, rowboats and kayaks.

verb
Travel in or use a kayak.
Usage examples:
They kayaked across vast bodies of water

noun
A small, light, narrow boat, pointed at both ends, with a covering over the top, which is moved by using a paddle (= short pole with a wide, flat part)

All meanings and translations of Kayak

outrigger

noun
A beam, spar, or framework projecting from or over a boat's side.
Usage examples:
To reduce windage, powerboat owners should lower antennas and outriggers.

All meanings and translations of Outrigger

pirogue

noun
A long, narrow canoe made from a single tree trunk, especially in central america and the caribbean.
Usage examples:
Equipped with some chilled white wine and a few simple baguettes, we rented an inexpensive pirogue …

All meanings and translations of Pirogue

waka

noun
A traditional maori canoe.
Usage examples:
The waka, the spiritual image for the march, left stewart island for bluff with its cargo of stories.

All meanings and translations of Waka

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