canoe [canoecanoescanoedcanoeing] noun, verb BrE [kəˈnuː] NAmE [kəˈnuː] noun a light narrow boat which you move along in the water with a ↑paddle see also ↑kayak
Word Origin: mid 16th cent.: from Spanish canoa, from Arawak, from Carib canaoua.
Example Bank: •We crossed the lake by canoe.
verb (ca·noe·ing, ca·noed, ca·noed)intransitive (often go canoeing) to travel in a ↑canoe Verb forms:
Word Origin: mid 16th cent.: from Spanish canoa, from Arawak, from Carib canaoua.
Example Bank: •Last summer we went canoeing on the River Wye. •She dreamed of canoeing down the Amazon.
