as in rafts
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 canoes
Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Seminoles were able to row their canoes on the river right up to the building to conduct business with Frank.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Neighbors and Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies came to the McNeelys' rescue in canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Their equipment was largely borrowed, and included old-style, canvas tents and heavy, aluminum canoes.
—Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Footage from both news outlets showed the couple in canoes at Willow Beach as a scuba diver searched the waters around them.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Activities include downriver races and noncompetitive events for canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Flint River Outdoor Center has half-day, full-day, and overnight trips on and above the Sprewell Bluff section with canoes, kayaks, rafts, and a shuttle service.
—David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
One group, including several actors and Prida, was waist-deep in a river testing canoes for the film’s opening scene when the water began to rapidly rise.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
No death-defying rapids here on this lazy, looping stretch easily paddled by families in canoes.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Seminoles were able to row their canoes on the river right up to the building to conduct business with Frank.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Neighbors and Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies came to the McNeelys' rescue in canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Their equipment was largely borrowed, and included old-style, canvas tents and heavy, aluminum canoes.
—Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Footage from both news outlets showed the couple in canoes at Willow Beach as a scuba diver searched the waters around them.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Activities include downriver races and noncompetitive events for canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Flint River Outdoor Center has half-day, full-day, and overnight trips on and above the Sprewell Bluff section with canoes, kayaks, rafts, and a shuttle service.
—David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
One group, including several actors and Prida, was waist-deep in a river testing canoes for the film’s opening scene when the water began to rapidly rise.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canoes
Noun
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Only a handful of rafts floated lazily in the water.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The trip combines hiking and rafting; my group of 12 disembarks to tie up the rafts for short lunch hikes or full-day treks.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If planting in rows for cuttings, space rows 12 inches apart.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Boiled Eggs Boiling eggs involves cooking eggs in their shells in boiling water.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
27 Oct. 2025
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Some Native American groups would dry pumpkins’ tough outer shells, cut them into strips and weave them into mats.—
Shelley Mitchell,
The Conversation,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both yachts are built on Heesen’s 55m Steel platform, featuring a Fast Displacement Hull Form by Van Oossanen Naval Architects and exterior styling by Omega Architects.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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There are no overwater bungalows here, no party yachts crowding the reefs.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Critics challenge legality of US’ LatAm strikes The US struck four more vessels alleged to be carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific, part of a military campaign that analysts say is drastically expanding American presidential power.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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But there are exceptions, one of them being with vessels that don’t have the ability to quickly maneuver out of the way of sudden obstacles.—
David Goodhue
October 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Canoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canoes. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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