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canoe

[kuh-noo] / kəˈnu /
NOUN
light, paddled boat
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Hearn competed three times in the Olympics in the slalom canoe category, and won two world championships for the sport.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

Once it became clear that the survivors of the Mentor were American, the Ngarchelongese agreed to help them get home by building them a canoe to supplement their whaling boat.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

There are pools, hot tubs and a lazy river, and canoe rentals.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Hosting the canoe slalom events near L.A. would have required an expensive temporary build.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

Then we’d take the canoe and go and sell it at the closest mainland communities.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

But even at Burke’s, things change: Demand is up for kayaks, down for the metal canoes, which are heavier.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

On the park's website, the authority said visitors must not enter the water at any time, which includes using kayaks, canoes, paddle boards and dinghies.

From BBC May 26, 2026

They want the authorities to help them buy motorised canoes so they can fish safely further out, where fish are still to be found.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

At noon on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1806, five large canoes and a pirogue approached the township of St. Louis in the Louisiana Territory.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Half an hour later, they paddled the canoes ashore to the right side of the river, away from the left side, where they believed Julio may have been hiding.

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

The time they canoed together on the lake in New Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2024

Garwood, who has canoed the length of the Mississippi River solo, an odyssey that lasted 84 days, has a deep reverence for his home ground, and the winter that is part of a Minnesotan’s identity.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2024

Some people canoed to the Cavendish Baptist Church in Vermont, which had turned into a shelter while volunteers made cookies for firefighters working on rescues.

From Seattle Times Jul. 10, 2023

The first recorded run of the Middle Fork occurred in 1926; filmmaker Henry Weidner canoed it, taking four months and shooting 800 reels of film for a nature documentary.

From Washington Post Oct. 7, 2022

That summer he played tennis, swam, fished, and canoed on the Potomac River.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Hearn, who competed in three Olympic Summer Games in canoeing, told US media he visited the refurbished pool after a long bike ride and noticed a piece of partially detached liner.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

On a recent morning, Britt Eastland was inspecting a trail at his family’s summer camp, anticipating another season of fishing, camping and canoeing just six weeks away.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

Frank’s Paddlesport Livery is the first recreational kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboard operator to open downtown, thanks to the cleanup effort.

From Salon Jan. 13, 2026

There were reports of people having to swim to their tents to retrieve their belongings - and some people were spotted canoeing around the campsite.

From BBC May 30, 2025

“But looks like I’ve got some—man, we could go canoeing in these things.”

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner




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