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Definition von kanufahren im Deutsch Englisch wörterbuch
- canoeing
- Present participle of canoe
- A water sport involving racing in canoes or kayaks
- The act or art of using a canoe
- Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe. They went canoeing in the wilds of Canada. the sport of travelling in a canoe. Use of a canoe or kayak for recreation or competition. Both types of boat are used in water touring, in speed competitions, and in white-water sport, or navigation through rapids (which includes, in the case of kayaks, ocean surf). The Scottish philanthropist John MacGregor (1825-1892) is traditionally credited with establishing the modern outdoor activity of canoeing in the 1860s. Canoeing events became part of the Olympic Games in 1936 (1948 for women). In addition to various singles, pairs, and team still-water events for distance and speed, there are white-water racing competitions and, for kayaks, slalom events involving the use of gates similar to those of slalom skiing
- {i} action of travelling by canoe
- Present participle of "to canoe", meaning engaged in the act of paddling a canoe for recreation or transportation"