as in kayak
a long narrow boat that is pointed at both ends and that is moved by a paddle with one blade
They took their canoe out on the river.
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Recent Examples of canoe
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Others simply wouldn’t have been present in the Great Plains or Southwest regions of the U.S., like bark canoes or baidarka (originating from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
Each experience—canoeing across floodplains in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park; cruising down Uganda’s Kazinga Channel with one of the world’s biggest hippo populations—will upend your safari perspective.
—Alexandra Owens, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Others simply wouldn’t have been present in the Great Plains or Southwest regions of the U.S., like bark canoes or baidarka (originating from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Just down the road, guests can go canoeing, visit the Maui Ocean Center, or swim at Black Rock Beach.
—Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
Each experience—canoeing across floodplains in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park; cruising down Uganda’s Kazinga Channel with one of the world’s biggest hippo populations—will upend your safari perspective.
—Alexandra Owens, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canoe
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Rock Creek Lakes Resort on the other side of the lake, has kayak and canoe rentals (as well as a small store and breakfast).—
Jenna Blough,
Outside Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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Go scuba diving, take a glass-bottom boat tour, or paddle a kayak.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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Image The annual weeklong paddling expedition covers about 80 miles of the river’s main stem, with a different section done each year.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Hotel manager Anders Reinertsen, who oversees operations of staterooms and public areas, told me he was astonished to be able to hear kayakers paddling while sailing through Geirangerfjord because the ship is so quiet.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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Those figures come amid a raft of troubling economic data.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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The men then clambered down to the water before launching a raft from the northeast shore of the island.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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For centuries, Vikings navigated these waters by sail and oar; today, ferries and charter boats offer comfortable, scenic access to the islands.—
Caroline Van Hemert,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mute swans do put on bursts of speed by oaring with their huge webbed feet.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
19 Oct. 2016
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Help hoist the sails of the Schooner Freedom, a massive topsail schooner captained by John and Sarah Zaruba.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Renamed Magic Circle, Guthrie’s schooner became a lowly minesweeper along the Scottish coast.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Four full-sky surveys are planned over two years, as the telescope circles the globe from pole to pole 400 miles up.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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Chase Elliott also featured prominently in the qualifying session, dominating the final practice by setting the fastest time and winning the first qualifying heat from pole to pole.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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The move makes the yacht’s interior volume, already considerable at 500 gross tons, feel significantly larger.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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That’s on top of a planned yacht, Emerald Kaia, that’s scheduled to launch in 2026.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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After two friends rowed him across the Charles River, Revere confirmed that his fellow patriots in Charlestown had seen the lantern signals and dispatched messengers.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Other services will at times allow biking or rowing as a cardio substitute for the run; planks are now more widely used than sit-ups.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Canoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canoe. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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