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Definition of canoe noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

canoe

noun

/kəˈnuː/

/kəˈnuː/

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a light narrow boat that you move along in the water with a paddle
- We crossed the lake by canoe.
see also kayakTopics Transport by waterb2, Sports: water sportsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dugout
verb + canoe
- paddle
canoe + noun
- trip
- paddle
preposition
- by canoe
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Spanish canoa, from Arawak, from Carib canaoua.

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