canoe
/kəˈnuː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
noun
Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats.
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Example Sentences
- "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; […]"
- "His program also included a survey of the new course of the lower Tarim river in Eastern Turkistan and its terminal lake Lop-nor. This part of the expedition started in April 1934, from Könche or Yü-li-hsien, a small village about 45 km. SSE of Korla, whence Dr. Hedin followed the river Könche-darya and its continuation Qum-darya, travelling in native canoes."
- "Car drivers were helicoptered to safety from nearby roads. There were photographs of people canoeing down streets."
- "The email said, “Do you know how happy I’ll be when your cunt ass face is canoed by an assault rifle? Tick tock bitch. Watch your back.” Canoeing is a term for when people mutilate someone’s head."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: canoa, *kanowa, *kanawa