canoe
/kəˈnuː/
canoe noun: a small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
Noun
canoe (plural canoes)
- A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
- The canoe is of pure black oak, and is in excellent preservation.1886 January, The Antiquary: A Magazine Devoted to the Study of the Past, volume XIII, number 73, page 135
- He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend; […]1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- An oversize, usually older, luxury car.
- Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats.
Verb
canoe (third-person singular simple present canoes, present participle canoeing, simple past and past participle canoed)
- To ride or paddle a canoe.
- Car drivers were helicoptered to safety from nearby roads. There were photographs of people canoeing down streets.2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 40
- To split someone's head with a round.
- The email said, “Do you know how happy I’ll be when your cunt ass face is canoed by an assault rifle? Tick tock bitch. Watch your back.” Canoeing is a term for when people mutilate someone’s head.2026 March 26, Joseph Cox, “Apple Gives FBI a User’s Real Name Hidden Behind ’Hide My Email’ Feature”, in 404 Media
Proper noun capitalized: Canoe
Canoe
- A community in the city of Salmon Arm, Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Escambia County, Alabama, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States.
- A township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.
canoe meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
canoe in Hindi
- small long and narrow boat
- डोंगी ḍoṅgī, डोँगी ḍõgī, डोँगा ḍõgā
canoe in Tamil
- சிறிய படகு, வள்ளம், சிறுபடகு, படகு வகை
canoe in Marathi
- डोंगी
canoe in Urdu
- canoe
- ڈونگا ḍoṅgā
More languagesFewer languages
- canoe in Bengali
- ডিঙি নৌকা
- canoe in Telugu
- క్యానో
- canoe in Malayalam
- കലവം kalavaṁ, താരിക tārika, തർത്തരീകം taṟttarīkaṁ, പങ്കിലം paṅkilaṁ
- canoe in Kannada
- ನಾವೆ, ದೋಣಿ, ಹಡಗು, ಚಿಕ್ಕದೋಣಿ
- canoe in Gujarati
- કેનો
- canoe in Nepali
- क्यानो
- canoe in Pashto
- کنوه kanoa
- canoe in Tagalog
- lunday
- canoe in Arabic
- قَارِب الْكَانُو qārib al-kānū
- canoe in Malay
- kanu
- canoe in Persian
- کانو
- canoe in Thai
- เรือแจว rʉʉa-jɛɛo
- canoe in Vietnamese
- xuồng
Examples of canoe in a sentence
- If you want a canoe that can seat both of you comfortably, you’ll need a tandem.
- Most canoe aficionados would argue that motorizing a canoe removes the pleasurable aspects of traveling in one.
- The Englishmen reported that they had seen several Chesapeakes in a canoe.
Forms of canoe
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | canoes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | canoes |
| present participle | canoeing |
| past participle | canoed |
| past | canoed |
Origin of canoe
Adopted in 16th century from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa (“dugout canoe”) (compare Lokono kanoa (“canoe”), Wayuu anuwa, anua (“boat, canoe”)), from Proto-Arawak *kanawa.
Words formed from canoe
- Canadian canoe
- canoeable
- canoe birch
- canoe camper
- canoe camping
- canoeing
- canoeist
- canoelike
- canoeload
- canoeman
- canoe pack
- canoe plant
- canoe polo
- canoer
- canoe slalom
- canoe sprint
- canoewood
- crocodile closest to the canoe
- crocodile nearest the canoe
- douche-canoe
- douche canoe
- dugout canoe
- outrigger canoe
- paddle one's own canoe
- paracanoe
- pink canoe
- skanoe
- skinoe
Phrases with canoe
Words that rhyme with canoe
Questions about canoe
- What does canoe mean?
- Canoe means a small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
- What is canoe in Hindi?
- Canoe in Hindi is डोंगी (ḍoṅgī), डोँगी (ḍõgī), डोँगा (ḍõgā). See Canoe meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is canoe?
- Canoe can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce canoe?
- Canoe is pronounced /kəˈnuː/.
- What is the plural of canoe?
- The plural of canoe is canoes.
Words near canoe in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: canoe (page history and authors); Canoe (page history and authors); canoe (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canoe (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ڈونگا (Urdu) (page history and authors); canoe (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canoe (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); കലവം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); canoe (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canoe (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canoe (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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