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- [kuh-noo]
- /kəˈnu/
- /kəˈnuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-noo]
- /kəˈnu/
Definitions of canoeing word
- uncountable noun canoeing Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe. 3
- noun canoeing any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc. 1
- noun canoeing any of various small, primitive light boats. 1
- verb without object canoeing to paddle a canoe. 1
- verb without object canoeing to go in a canoe. 1
- verb with object canoeing to transport or carry by canoe. 1
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Origin of canoeing
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < French < Spanish canoa < Arawak; replacing canoa < Spanish
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Parts of speech for Canoeing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
canoeing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for canoeing
noun canoeing
- rowing — a noisy dispute or quarrel; commotion.
- sailing — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- drifting — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- yachting — a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- travel — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
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