canoe
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,460 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 26,438 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
verb
- travel by canoe canoe along the canal
canoe in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But--do you know?--I always liked that little canoe trip around from Yakutat.
The Rim of the Desert · Ada Woodruff Anderson · Chapter 1
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The canoe had been launched, and, to Constans's delight, she was but slightly lopsided.
The Doomsman · Van Tassel Sutphen · Chapter 2
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At the gangway at which the canoe had approached now stood the individual already introduced to our readers as Jack Fuller.
Wacousta — Volume 3 · Major (John) Richardson · Chapter 1
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When my children next fill a canoe for the Manitou, place the old tree and all belonging to him in it.
Birch Bark Legends of Niagara · Owahyah · Chapter 1
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Tecumah, having spent some time with the minister, hurried to his canoe and rapidly crossed to the north side of the harbour.
Exiled for the Faith · William Henry Giles Kingston · Chapter 3