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canoe

[kuh-noo] / kəˈnu /
NOUN
light, paddled boat
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"Tourism is a big boost to our local economy but who would want to canoe or swim in a dirty river?"

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

In the part of the forest they control, he and other Romee youngsters heave logs to be burned and turned into charcoal, then sent by canoe to the provincial capital Kisangani.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

“And after each we had hastily to push ashore in order to bail. In one set of big ripples or waves my canoe was nearly swamped.”

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




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