canoe

noun
UK /kəˈnuː/
US /kəˈnuː/

A small, light boat that you move with a paddle.

We paddled the canoe across the calm lake.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. To travel or go in a canoe.

They canoed down the river all afternoon.

3. A narrow, open boat pointed at both ends, traditionally made from a hollowed tree trunk.

The museum displays a canoe carved from a single log.

4. A light racing boat propelled by a single-bladed paddle.

She won a medal in the canoe sprint event.