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Coracle vs Canoe - What's the difference?

coracle | canoe |

Canoe is a hyponym of coracle.



As nouns the difference between coracle and canoe

is that coracle is a small, circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a man's back while canoe is 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.

As a verb canoe is

to ride or paddle a canoe.

coracle

English

Noun

(wikipedia coracle) (en noun)
  • (nautical) A small, circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a man's back.

    • canoe

    English

    (wikipedia canoe)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Jamaican English)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • *
  • *:He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous,.
  • (lb) An oversize, usually older, luxury car.

    • Verb

    (d)
  • To ride or paddle a canoe.

    • Derived terms

    * canoeist

    See also

    * kayak

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