Canoe (n.) "light boat propelled by hand-held paddle or paddles," 1550s, originally in a west indian context, from spanish canoa, a word used by columbus, from arawakan (haiti) canaoua.extended to rough-made or dugout boats generally.. Canoe. a lightweight narrow boat pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel using a single-bladed paddle.. Canoe definition, 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. see more..
Kayak (n.) type of eskimo light boat, originally made from seal-skins stretched over a wooden frame, 1757, kajak, from danish kajak, from greenland eskimo qayaq, literally "small boat of skins."the verb is attested from 1875, from the noun.. Canoe a boat made of bark or skins, used by savages. "a birch canoe , with paddles, rising, falling, on the water." canoe a boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. it is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder.. Kayak definition: 1. a light narrow canoe with a covering over the top 2. a small, light, narrow boat, pointed at both ends, with a covering over the top, which is moved by using a paddle (= short pole with a wide, flat part). learn more..
