as in kayak
a long narrow boat that is pointed at both ends and that is moved by a paddle with one blade
They took their canoe out on the river.
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Recent Examples of canoe
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
The Atlantic Ocean literally poured onto the coastal roads and many residents had to resort to traveling by canoe down their main streets.
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Search efforts were expected to resume on Monday in search of a man who went missing last week while canoeing in a pond in Westbrook.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
The Atlantic Ocean literally poured onto the coastal roads and many residents had to resort to traveling by canoe down their main streets.
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
The Troop 2054 member said her favorite Girl Scout memory is of canoeing down the Colorado River with her troop.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Search efforts were expected to resume on Monday in search of a man who went missing last week while canoeing in a pond in Westbrook.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canoe
Noun
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Veteran kayak guide Lars Andersen led a group of 15 paddlers and me on a tour of the site in early February.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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For a quintessential Floridian adventure, head into the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge by kayak or boat.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pack food, grab a spot with bay views and spend a full day cycling, paddling and recovering without leaving the park for meals.—
Taylor Haught,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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LaMothe died of a heart attack last October while paddling his plane out from the shore of a lake in the Ontario bush, preparatory to flying out a party of four moose hunters.—
Doris DeCleene,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The White House had been relying on the circa $300 billion a year in revenues to help fund a raft of policies, from tariff rebate checks to corporate tax write-offs in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The announcement followed a raft of visits by top US officials, most recently the interior secretary, and a series of moves by Washington to normalize its economic relations with Caracas.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For centuries, Vikings navigated these waters by sail and oar; today, ferries and charter boats offer comfortable, scenic access to the islands.—
Caroline Van Hemert,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mute swans do put on bursts of speed by oaring with their huge webbed feet.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
19 Oct. 2016
Noun
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The other Charlottes After the schooner was sold in Pensacola five years later, the next ship — named the North Carolina — was commissioned in 1908, according to the Commander Submarine Force website.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Bob Dylan, too, passed through, once working with a local shipbuilder on a custom wooden schooner called Water Pearl, delighted that the unbothered locals did not recognize him.—
Elena Clavarino,
Air Mail,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The textbooks currently state that Jupiter is 88,846 miles (142,984 kilometers) across at its equator, and 83,082 miles (133,708 km) from pole to pole.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Vonn had registered the fastest time at the first checkpoint and then landed a jump off balance, lifted her left arm and pole high into the air in an attempt to regain her balance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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He is also accused of using his salary, which he is capped at a maximum of $400,000 plus certain fees, to buy things such as a 68-foot yacht and a home in Cocoplum.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The company is currently working to power a wide range of vessels that includes VTOLs, race boats and yachts, motorcycles and defense platforms, manufacturing motors at its 86,000-sq ft three-site facility in Milton Keynes, UK.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some men who were fishing nearby saw the situation and rowed out to help.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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DeKalb rowed the rapid just moments before Benjamin.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Canoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canoe. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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