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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
canoe \canoe"\, n.; pl. canoes. sp. canoa, fr. caribbean
   can'aoa.
   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.
      1913 webster

            others devised the boat of one tree, called the
            canoe.                                --raleigh.
      1913 webster

   2. a boat made of bark or skins, used by savages.
      1913 webster

            a birch canoe, with paddles, rising, falling, on the
            water.                                --longfellow.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
canoes 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
canoe \canoe"\ k.an=oo", v. i. imp.  p. p. canoed
   k.an=ood" p. pr.  vb. n. canoeing
   k.an=oo"i^ng.
   to manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe.
   1913 webster
see also:
canoed canoeing 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
canoe
     n : small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a
         paddle
     v : travel by canoe; "canoe along the canal"

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
104 moby thesaurus words for "canoe":
   almadia, ark, auxiliary, barge, boat, buss, cargo boat, carry sail,
   cat, catamaran, circumnavigate, coast, cockle, cockleshell, cog,
   coracle, cross, cruise, cruiser, cutter, dinghy, dispatch boat,
   drifter, dugout, ferry, ferryboat, fishing boat, funny, galley,
   gig, glider, go by ship, go on shipboard, go to sea, gondola,
   houseboat, hoy, hydrofoil, hydroplane, jolly, jolly boat, kayak,
   launch, lifeboat, lighter, longboat, mailer, make a passage,
   motorboat, navigate, outboard, outrigger canoe, pilot, pilot boat,
   pinnace, piragua, pirogue, ply, pontoon, post boat, pram, punt,
   racer, racing shell, randan, row, rowboat, rowing boat, run,
   runabout, sail, sail round, sail the sea, sampan, scooter, scow,
   scull, seafare, shallop, shell, showboat, skiff, small boat,
   sneakbox, steam, steamboat, surfboat, take a voyage, towboat,
   traverse, trawlboat, trawler, trimaran, trow, tug, tugboat, voyage,
   wanigan, whale-gig, whaleboat, wherry, yacht, yawl, yawl boat




[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
canoe, ky
  zip codes: 41339


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Canoe >> C Words
Canoe, definition of term: Canoe
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Outrigger Canoe >> O Words
Outrigger Canoe, definition of term: Outrigger Canoe
outrigger+canoe_pag1.html


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