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Canoe vs Sailboat - What's the difference?

canoe | sailboat |

Sailboat is a hyponym of canoe.



As nouns the difference between canoe and sailboat

is that 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 while sailboat is a boat propelled by sails.

As a verb canoe

is to ride or paddle a canoe.

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

    Anagrams

    * ----

    sailboat

    English

    (wikipedia sailboat)

    Alternative forms

    * (Commonwealth English) sailing boat

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A boat propelled by sails.
  • (slang, card games) A playing card with the rank of four.

    • References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523