Definition of Canoeing

1. n. The act or art of using a canoe.

Definition of Canoeing

1. Noun. A water sport involving racing in canoes or kayaks. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of canoe) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Canoeing

1. canoe [v] - See also: canoe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canoeing

cannulated
cannulates
cannulating
cannulation
cannulisation
cannulise
cannulization
cannulize
cannulæ
canny
canoe
canoe birch
canoe cedar
canoeable
canoed
canoeing (current term)
canoeist
canoeists
canoelike
canoeman
canoemen
canoer
canoers
canoes
canoing
canola
canola oil
canolas
canon
canon bit

Literary usage of Canoeing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"And canoeing, which is not without a spice of danger, might well be worth a greater risk, for only from the center of the bay can you see the mountains rise ..."

2. Adventure Guide to Provence & the Cote D'Azur by Ferne Arfin (2005)
"This is the place to indulge in sailing, windsurfing, diving, parascending, power boating, sea canoeing, fishing, waterskiing. If you are qualified, ..."

3. The Sports and Pastimes of American Boys: A Guide and Text-book of Games of by Henry Chadwick (1884)
"At that time Macgregor, the great apostle of canoeing, had made his last extended cruise, and English canoeists were numbered by hundreds. ..."

4. The Badminton Magazine of Sports & Pastimes edited by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1901)
"canoeing AT OXFORD BY AC GATHORNE-HARDY IF the visitor to Oxford will transport ... distinction between this lotus-eater existence and real canoeing. ..."

5. The Camper's Own Book for Devotees of Tent and Trail by George Sands Bryan, Harry C. Phibbs (1913)
"Mid-Winter canoeing in North Carolina By JOHN W. ACHORN, MD WE PUT our canoes ... This article, prepared by the President of the Mid- Winter canoeing Club, ..."

6. The Canadian Rockies Adventure Guide by Brenda Koller (2006)
"canoeing What is more Canadian than a canoe? ... canoeing is a skill that can easily be acquired with a little instruction and some practice. ..."

7. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"CANOES AND canoeing—Cruise the world around, and there is not a place or port you can visit without encountering some form or type of canoe. ..."

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