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21canoe — I. noun Etymology: French, from New Latin canoa, from Spanish, from Arawakan, of Cariban origin; akin to Carib kana:wa canoe Date: 1555 a light narrow boat with both ends sharp that is usually propelled by paddling II. verb (canoed; canoeing)… …
22canoe — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dugout VERB + CANOE ▪ paddle CANOE + NOUN ▪ trip ▪ paddle …
23canoe — [16] Like cannibal, canoe is a word of Caribbean origin. In the language of the local Carib people it was canaoua, and it passed via Arawakan into Spanish (recorded by Christopher Columbus) as canoa. That was the form in which it first came into… …
24canoe — /kəˈnu / (say kuh nooh) noun 1. any light and narrow boat that is propelled by one or more paddles in place of oars. –verb (canoed, canoeing) –verb (i) 2. to paddle a canoe. 3. to go in a canoe. –verb (t) 4. to transport by canoe. –phrase 5.… …
25canoe — [16] Like cannibal, canoe is a word of Caribbean origin. In the language of the local Carib people it was canaoua, and it passed via Arawakan into Spanish (recorded by Christopher Columbus) as canoa. That was the form in which it first came into… …
26canoe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dugout, kayak, bungo, pirogue. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. kayak, dugout, outrigger, piragua, war canoe, pirogue, birch bark canoe, coracle; see also boat . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …
27canoe — ca|noe1 [kəˈnu:] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Spanish canoa, from Arawakan] a long light boat that is pointed at both ends and which you move along using a ↑paddle →paddle your own canoe at ↑paddle2 (5) canoe 2 canoe2 …
28canoe — ca•noe [[t]kəˈnu[/t]] n. 1) navig. any of various slender boats tapering at both ends, traditionally built with a light frame covered with bark, skins, etc., and now usu. made from molded aluminum, plastic, etc 2) naut. navig. to paddle a canoe… …
29canoe — 1. noun /kəˈnuː/ a) A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom… …
30canoe — n. to paddle a canoe * * * [kə nuː] to paddle a canoe …
