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

canoe

noun
 
/kəˈnuː/
 
/kəˈnuː/
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  1. 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 Dictionaryadjective
    • 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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