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canoe

[kuh-noo] / kəˈnu /
NOUN
light, paddled boat
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Once it became clear that the survivors of the Mentor were American, the Ngarchelongese agreed to help them get home by building them a canoe to supplement their whaling boat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Before leaving, the corps stole a sacred canoe from their hosts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Hosting the canoe slalom events near L.A. would have required an expensive temporary build.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The Sarkin Ruwan oversaw the competition from his canoe.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Holding up a rechargeable lamp, he led us back the way he’d come, to a canoe farther up the shore, tied to a tree.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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