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Word entry · 5 letters

canoe

Best crossword clue

"Narrow paddle boat"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /kəˈnuː/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acenoStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A narrow light boat moved with paddles.

Word origin

Adopted in 16th century from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa (“dugout canoe”) (compare Lokono kanoa (“canoe”), Wayuu anuwa, anua (“boat, canoe”)), from Proto-Arawak *kanawa.

Used in a sentence

  • The canoe is of pure black oak, and is in excellent preservation.
  • He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend; […]
  • Car drivers were helicoptered to safety from nearby roads. There were photographs of people canoeing down streets.

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