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canoe

[kuh-noo] / kəˈnu /
NOUN
light, paddled boat
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There was also now "confidence" in the river for canoe sprint athletes, said Thomas Konietzko, president of that sport's governing body, Paddle Worldwide.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

All tickets available for Oklahoma City’s softball and canoe slalom events were sold through for both drops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

He runs an industrial canoe business that he started with high school friends who also grew up in Hawaii.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

This time, a search-and-rescue team is looking for survivors of a capsized wooden canoe in Jigawa state.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

But a fourth canoe smashed into some rocks and was destroyed.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Then there are the boats or canoes themselves - generally old, weak, rickety wooden vessels that have often been used for years without upgrades or major repairs.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

“He said we’ve had about 4 inches of rain and we should probably move the canoes and waterfront equipment,” Edward recalled, describing this as standard procedure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

According to the listing, the three-bedroom cottage features nearly 400 feet of private waterways, outdoor activities like kayaks and canoes and an exercise room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

While the number of canoes has decreased over the years, some still meet there to seal their union.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

After mooring the canoes safely to the bank, the men began to unload the canoes for another long portage.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Garwood, who has canoed the length of the Mississippi River solo, an odyssey that lasted 84 days, has a deep reverence for his home ground, and the winter that is part of a Minnesotan’s identity.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

For example, Suquamish people regularly canoed from the west side of Puget Sound into Lake Union, and past the site of The Boathouse to access Lake Washington.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023

The conservationist Aldo Leopold, who canoed through the delta in 1922, described it as “a hundred green lagoons” and said he paddled through waters “of a deep emerald hue.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2023

In the language of the nomadic Chono people, who once canoed and lived off this land, queulat means “the sound of falling water” — and queulat indeed followed me everywhere across the national park.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2022

Although Cherrie usually went hunting each morning and had added about a dozen more birds to the collection, he and Roosevelt didn’t see much wildlife as they canoed down the river.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Hearn, who competed in three Olympic Summer Games in canoeing, told US media he visited the refurbished pool after a long bike ride and noticed a piece of partially detached liner.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Living near the Boundary Waters satisfied Sims’s penchant for the outdoors, and he loved taking his kids on camping and canoeing trips, Cathie Sims recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

Most of the Games will be held across Los Angeles and southern California, but both canoeing and softball will be held in Oklahoma.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

Frank’s Paddlesport Livery is the first recreational kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboard operator to open downtown, thanks to the cleanup effort.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026

I’ve never been canoeing before, but the book looked good.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy




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