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canoe

verb [I usually + adv/prep]
 
 
/kəˈnuː/ (present tense canoeing, past tense and past participle canoed)

Definition

to travel in a canoeSailing, yachting and canoeing canoeing
 
 
/-ɪŋ/ noun [U]
They died in a canoeing accident.Sailing, yachting and canoeing
canoeist
 
 
/-ɪst/ noun [C]
a person travelling in a canoeSailing, yachting and canoeing
(Definition of canoe verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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