Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter
  1. Word Games
  2. Word of the Day
  3. New Words & Slang
  4. Video
 

canoe


2canoe

verb
ca·noedca·noe·ing

Definition of CANOE

transitive verb
: to transport in a canoe; also : to travel by canoe down (a river)
intransitive verb
: to go or travel in a canoe
— ca·noe·able \-ə-bəl\ adjective
— ca·noe·ist \-ist\ noun
— ca·no·er \-ər\ noun
See canoe defined for English-language learners »

Examples of CANOE

  1. He canoed down the river to the camp.
  2. They canoed part of the Colorado River this summer.

First Known Use of CANOE

1794

Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay

Learn More About CANOE

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: canoe birch
Previous Word in the Dictionary: canoa
All Words Near: canoe

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up canoe? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).