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canoe

[kuh-noo] / kəˈnu /
NOUN
light, paddled boat
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Before leaving, the corps stole a sacred canoe from their hosts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Strickland moved out of Manhattan and rented a cabin in Woodstock, across a pond from Pierson, who would canoe over to see him every morning.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Her husband, Joseph Hougebe, remembers whistling into the night, eagerly waiting to hear a paddle tapping against the hull of a dugout canoe -- coded signals in the darkness.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Oklahoma City will host the softball and canoe slalom events.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Building a new canoe was backbreaking, tedious work that cost the expedition precious time.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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