: a light narrow boat with both ends sharp that is usually propelled by paddling
canoed; canoeing
: to transport in a canoe
also
: to travel by canoe down (a river)
: to go or travel in a canoe
Examples of canoe in a Sentence
Verb
He canoed down the river to the camp.
They canoed part of the Colorado River this summer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
The Māori hurled their canoe paddles at the British, who responded by firing at them.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The mother and son had set out in a canoe to retrieve a ball that had gone into the water, when they were overtaken by high winds and large waves and reported missing.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Mahogany Indigenous peoples were the first to use mahogany for oceangoing vessels, building dugout canoes in what is now the Caribbean and Central America.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
The canoes may also have been outfitted with sails, outriggers or support floats, the study suggests.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
The supports also distribute the weight more evenly, making the canoes strong enough to carry heavy loads.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
Located on iconic Fontana Lake, the full-service marina offers watercraft rentals and equipment, including pontoon boats, canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024
Some of the smallest canoes were likely used for fishing trips.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
What To Do in Lynchburg Play Outside Head to Percival’s Island Natural Area to stroll the RiverWalk, a former railroad bed that’s been transformed into a 3.5-mile paved hiking-and-biking trail that offers several access points to the James River for canoeing and fishing.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2024
Vogel grew up canoeing on a picturesque stretch of the Sheboygan River in Kiel, Wisconsin.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
My childhood was spent in the Blue Ridge Mountains — camping in the Peaks of Otter and canoeing down the James River — and my college years brought me to Williamsburg, where history and higher education go hand in hand with waterfront views.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2024
Visitors can take a kayak or canoe out to see the eclipse from the lake.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2024
Garwood, who has canoed the length of the Mississippi River solo, an odyssey that lasted 84 days, has a deep reverence for his home ground, and the winter that is part of a Minnesotan’s identity.
—Patricia Leigh Brown, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
One of the most gripping parts of this story is how one woman in pain was kept as comfortable as possible while two of her companions canoed out to get help.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
But perhaps his most audacious creation is a three-acre lake, big enough to canoe in, which was built by fixing a retaining wall against sloped land fed by two brooks.
—Curbed, 29 Dec. 2023
Noun
The hotel makes this easy by providing guests with boating equipment, from kayaks to canoes to paddle boards to motor boats to pontoons, all free to take out for a spin on your own.
—Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
The Māori hurled their canoe paddles at the British, who responded by firing at them.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The mother and son had set out in a canoe to retrieve a ball that had gone into the water, when they were overtaken by high winds and large waves and reported missing.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Mahogany Indigenous peoples were the first to use mahogany for oceangoing vessels, building dugout canoes in what is now the Caribbean and Central America.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
The canoes may also have been outfitted with sails, outriggers or support floats, the study suggests.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
The supports also distribute the weight more evenly, making the canoes strong enough to carry heavy loads.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
Located on iconic Fontana Lake, the full-service marina offers watercraft rentals and equipment, including pontoon boats, canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024
Some of the smallest canoes were likely used for fishing trips.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Verb
Chrissy Teigen Celebrates Her Family of 6 Surviving Long Trip to Thailand: 'Babies Did Such a Good Job'
Elsewhere in the carousel, Teigen shared a video of herself canoeing with daughter Luna Simone, 7, who waved and smiled at the camera.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
What To Do in Lynchburg Play Outside Head to Percival’s Island Natural Area to stroll the RiverWalk, a former railroad bed that’s been transformed into a 3.5-mile paved hiking-and-biking trail that offers several access points to the James River for canoeing and fishing.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2024
Vogel grew up canoeing on a picturesque stretch of the Sheboygan River in Kiel, Wisconsin.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
My childhood was spent in the Blue Ridge Mountains — camping in the Peaks of Otter and canoeing down the James River — and my college years brought me to Williamsburg, where history and higher education go hand in hand with waterfront views.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2024
Visitors can take a kayak or canoe out to see the eclipse from the lake.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2024
Garwood, who has canoed the length of the Mississippi River solo, an odyssey that lasted 84 days, has a deep reverence for his home ground, and the winter that is part of a Minnesotan’s identity.
—Patricia Leigh Brown, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
One of the most gripping parts of this story is how one woman in pain was kept as comfortable as possible while two of her companions canoed out to get help.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
But perhaps his most audacious creation is a three-acre lake, big enough to canoe in, which was built by fixing a retaining wall against sloped land fed by two brooks.
—Curbed, 29 Dec. 2023
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