canoes
plural of canoe
canoes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canoe
• Escano, Ocenas, casone, ecosan, oceans
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
23 December 2024
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