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
Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The canoe area lies in the national forest just downstream from the mine site, raising concerns that digging could create pollution that would contaminate one of the nation’s last remaining wild areas.
—Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Search efforts were expected to resume on Monday in search of a man who went missing last week while canoeing in a pond in Westbrook.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Community amenities would include a clubhouse, riverside gazebos, and kayak and canoe storage.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The canoe area lies in the national forest just downstream from the mine site, raising concerns that digging could create pollution that would contaminate one of the nation’s last remaining wild areas.
—Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Troop 2054 member said her favorite Girl Scout memory is of canoeing down the Colorado River with her troop.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Search efforts were expected to resume on Monday in search of a man who went missing last week while canoeing in a pond in Westbrook.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canoe
Noun
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For outdoor adventures, rent a kayak, paddleboard, or pontoon to spend the day on Grand Traverse Bay.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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The cleanup takes place via kayak, paddleboard or on the shoreline.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Authorities were told that the ducks had fallen and were paddling beneath the grate of a storm drain.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park already attracts hundreds of thousands of people every year who lounge on its beaches, snorkel and dive offshore and paddle through its mangroves.—
David Goodhue
April 22,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From then on, the storytelling goes slack and perfunctory as sharks swarm and chomp on passengers and crew clinging for dear lives on rafts or slabs of plane wreckage.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Four river events for kayaks, rafts and stand-up paddleboards have been moved from Gore Creek in Vail to river venues that are 35-60 miles away.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
Noun
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Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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En route from Bermuda to Newfoundland, the Swift sank along with the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Barbadoes and the schooner Emeline.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Wiseman recounted a moment that captivated the entire crew — seeing the Earth from pole to pole, even spotting the northern lights.—
Andrea Leinfelder,
Houston Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Yet neither man – physically so alike, spiritually poles apart – can escape the other.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In this environment of yachts, red carpets and excesses, the cast will give life to a new group of guests whose vacation, if the season follows tradition, will be cut short by a crime.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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Gabriela Naranjo, Silversea’s vice president and general manager in Ecuador, told me at the beginning of our journey aboard the company's first destination-specific expedition yacht, Silver Origin.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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How does someone make the decision to spend three months rowing thousands of miles?—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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An aisle seat 33 in block 146, row 32 of the lower deck listed as easy access standard was listed at $207,000, while a category two seat in the last row of the uppermost third deck was listed at $138,000 for block 310, row 26, seat 23.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Canoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canoe. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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