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canoe definition

ca·noe (kə no̵̅o̅′)

noun

a narrow, light boat with its sides meeting in a sharp edge at each end: it is moved by one or more paddles

Etymology: earlier canoa < Sp (used by Columbus in 1493) < Carib

intransitive verb canoed -·noed′, canoeing -·noe′·ing

to paddle, or go in, a canoe

transitive verb

to transport by canoe

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