canoe

noun

1. 1

   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.

   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.

2. 2

   slangAn oversize, usually older, luxury car.

3. 3

   Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats.

verb

1. 1

   To ride or paddle a canoe.

   Car drivers were helicoptered to safety from nearby roads. There were photographs of people canoeing down streets.

2. 2

   slangTo split someone's head with a round.

   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.

Forms

plural

canoes

past tense

canoed

past participle

canoed

present participle

canoeing

third person singular

canoes