canoeing

n. action of travelling by canoe

v. travel in a canoe, paddle a canoe

Canoeing is the activity of paddling a canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip), sport, or transportation. It usually refers exclusively to using a paddle to propel a canoe with only human muscle power. A kayak is propelled using a paddle with two blades where the paddler sits with their legs in front of them, whereas canoes are propelled using single- or double-bladed paddles where the paddler is kneeling or sitting. Kayaks are usually closed-decked boats with a spraydeck, while canoes are usually open boats. There are also open kayaks and closed canoes. Technically, a kayak can be seen as a special kind of canoe. When exactly a canoe can be called a kayak is difficult to determine though, and often arbitrary. Internationally, the term canoeing is used as a generic term for both forms though the terms "paddle sports" or "canoe/kayak" are also used. In North America, however, 'canoeing' usually refers only to canoes, as opposed to both canoes and kayaks. Paddling a kayak is also referred to as kayaking.
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Noun
1. small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
(hypernym) small boat
(hyponym) birchbark canoe, birchbark, birch bark
Verb
1. travel by canoe; "canoe along the canal"
(hypernym) boat
(entail) paddle
(derivation) canoeist, paddler
(classification) sport, athletics

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Canoe
  

(n.)
The act or art of using a canoe.
  

Synonyms and related words:
boating, circumnavigation, coasting, cruising, gunkholing, motorboating, navigability, navigating, navigation, passage-making, periplus, rowing, sailing, sculling, sea travel, seafaring, steaming, travel by water, voyaging, water travel, yachting,