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Definition of 'canoeing'

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canoeing

(kənuːɪŋ )
uncountable noun
Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
They went canoeing in the wilds of Canada.
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Translations for 'canoeing'

British English: canoeing /kəˈnuːɪŋ/ NOUN
Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
We went canoeing in the lake.
  • American English: canoeing
  • Arabic: تـَجْدِيف
  • Brazilian Portuguese: canoagem
  • Chinese: 划独木舟
  • Croatian: veslanje kanuom
  • Czech: kanoistika
  • Danish: kanosejlads
  • Dutch: kanoën
  • European Spanish: piragüismo
  • Finnish: melonta
  • French: canoë
  • German: Kanusport
  • Greek: κωπηλασία με κανό
  • Italian: andare in canoa
  • Japanese: カヌー漕ぎ
  • Korean: 카누타기
  • Norwegian: kanopadling
  • Polish: kajakarstwo
  • European Portuguese: canoagem
  • Romanian: canotaj
  • Russian: гребля на каноэ
  • Spanish: canotaje
  • Swedish: paddla kanot
  • Thai: การเล่นเรือแคนู
  • Turkish: kano sporu
  • Ukrainian: веслування на каное
  • Vietnamese: đi canô

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Nearby words of 'canoeing'

  • canny
  • canoe
  • canoeable
  • canoeing
  • canoeist
  • canoer
  • canoewood

  • All ENGLISH words that begin with 'C'

Related Terms of 'canoeing'

  • canoe

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Definition of canoeing from the Collins English Dictionary

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