Canoe vs. Pirogue: What's the Difference?

A light, slender, usually open boat that has pointed ends and is propelled by paddles.

A canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk; a piragua.

To carry or send by canoe.

Any of various boats usually propelled by paddling or poling, especially a light flatbottom boat with pointed ends.

To travel in or propel a canoe.

A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.

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.

A small flat-bottom boat of shallow draft.

(slang) An oversize, usually older, luxury car.

(Cajun cooking) A boat-shaped food that is stuffed with seafood.

(gambling) Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats.

A dugout canoe; by extension, any small boat.

To ride or paddle a canoe.

A canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log

A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by sail, and has no rudder.

A boat made of bark or skins, used by savages.

A light pleasure boat, especially designed for use by one who goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a temporary mast.

To manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe.

Small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

Travel by canoe;