CANOE

canoe

(noun) small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

canoe

(verb) travel by canoe; “canoe along the canal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

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.

(slang) An oversize, usually older, luxury car.

(gambling) 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.

Anagrams

• Ocean, ocean

Source: Wiktionary

Ca*noe", n.; pl. Canoes. Etym: [Sp. canoa, fr. Caribbean canáoa.]

1. A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder. Others devised the boat of one tree, called the canoe. Raleigh.

2. A boat made of bark or skins, used by savages. A birch canoe, with paddles, rising, falling, on the water. Longfellow.

3. A light pleasure boat, especially designed for use by one who goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a temporary mast.

Ca*noe", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Canoed p. pr. & vb. n. Canoeing (.]

Definition: To manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition