(slang) An oversize, usually older, luxury car.
Used in a Sentence
canoes
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for canoes.
Editorial note
With concrete canoes, wonder if they ever experimented with Roman seawater concrete, which generates heat when it reacts with water.
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Quick take
(slang) An oversize, usually older, luxury car.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of canoes gathered in one view.
(gambling) Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats.
(nautical) A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for canoes.
noun
(slang) An oversize, usually older, luxury car.
noun
(gambling) Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats.
noun
(nautical) A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
Example sentences
With concrete canoes, wonder if they ever experimented with Roman seawater concrete, which generates heat when it reacts with water.
My recent project were: 1) Build a pair of kevlar canoes and explore the local waterways.
Have both McPhee and Somers forgotten that canoeing is done in a canoe, and canoes don't work very well on grass?
Eskimos hunt huge multi-ton whales in the open ocean in flimsy canoes with hooked spears.
Yeah, not really enjoying this new job, my coworkers are total douche-canoes.
These people also always carried a fire on a clay platform in their canoes, both for warmth and for roasting shellfish over the coals.
The built in roofrack is also very ergonomic for ladders, canoes, etc.
Mind game: posit construction of one of these cement canoes with Roman seawater cement (but with topology incorporating hollow cylinders in whatever is designated the stern).
I modified the design to make them into small sit-in canoes that you use with a kayak paddle like a Hornbeck [2].
The little 18 pound canoes are amazing on calm lakes.
Extending this image was a seat-back mounted backpack, and a number of specialty racks for bicycles, canoes, snowboards, and other such items.
Recreational kayaks have replaced canoes to a large degree.
Quote examples
As nine year olds we snuck out and went canoeing on "borrowed" canoes.
I like to think they're "recovered" in the alt.sysadmin.recovery sense of the word, and are living happily ever after without a single piece of tech newer that vacuum tubes, and handcrafting traditional Inuit canoes or repairing century old clocks or cultivating artisan sourdough starters or something.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use canoes in a sentence?
With concrete canoes, wonder if they ever experimented with Roman seawater concrete, which generates heat when it reacts with water.
What does canoes mean?
(slang) An oversize, usually older, luxury car.
What part of speech is canoes?
canoes is commonly used as noun.