1. A boat which is long, open, and often tapered on both ends, usually made of cedar or birch, and is moved by one or more paddles: "Lorne and Nina decided to take their canoe to visit friends on the other side of Sharbot Lake because it was absolutely quiet and smooth, and the weather was sunny and warm."
2. Etymology: from the French word canoe and the Spanish word canoa, which came from Arawak.

To travel or to transport oneself in a river or a lake in a long, narrow boat: "Denis and Josh were canoeing on the river from one section of a canyon until they could find a place where they hoped to camp during the night."