dugout canoe

noun

A canoe made by digging out the centre of a tree trunk.

Meanings

noundugout canoe (plural dugout canoes)

plural dugout canoes

  1. nauticalA canoe made by digging out the centre of a tree trunk.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan caiuc
  • caiuca canoe made from a tree trunk
Danish stammebåd
  • stammebåda canoe made from a tree trunk
German Einbaum
  • Einbauma canoe made from a tree trunk
Italian piroga, lintro
  • pirogaa canoe made from a tree trunk
  • lintroa canoe made from a tree trunk
Māori waka tīwai
  • waka tīwaia canoe made from a tree trunk
Norwegian stokkebåt
  • stokkebåta canoe made from a tree trunk
Swahili mtumbwi
  • mtumbwia canoe made from a tree trunk
Swedish stockbåt
  • stockbåta canoe made from a tree trunk
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Chicago

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