Dugout Canoe

Definition: Dugout Canoe

Dugout Canoe

Noun

1. A canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Biology & Biotechnology

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Dugout Canoe

Ship

Catamaran, hydroplane, hovercraft,coracle, gondola, carvel, caravel; felucca, caique, canoe, birch bark canoe, dugout canoe; galley, galleyfoist; bilander, dogger, hooker, howker; argosy, carack; galliass, galleon; polacca, polacre, tartane, junk, lorcha, praam, proa, prahu, saick, sampan, xebec, dhow; dahabeah; nuggah; kayak, keel boat, log canoe, pirogue;

Seminole Indian and family dugout canoe, Miami, Fla. Credit: Library of Congress.

Suez - a Sudanese in a dugout canoe. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Human Rights

Congo

There reportedly was no known action taken against members of the security forces responsible for torturing, beating, or otherwise abusing the persons in the following 1999 cases: The October case of Pascal Kusehuka, secretary general of the PALU opposition party for Bandundu Province; the September case of human rights NGO activist Wetemwani Katembo Merikas; the September case of Francois Mpoyi Mukandu, the legal advisor of the governor of Eastern Kasai Province, Marcel Mpuanga Mindu, who also was an attorney, and Ditutu bin Bwebwe, a court clerk; the July case of Professor Kambaj Wa Kambaji; the July case of Jean Marie Kashils of the Agence Congolaise de Presse and Bienvenu Tshiela of Kasai Horizon Radio Television; the June case of the owner of a dugout canoe known as Motinga; the June case of journalists for the daily newspaper Tempete des Tropiques; the May case of Colonel Ndoma Moteke; the May case of Christian Badibangi, president of the opposition party Union Socialist Congolaise; the May case of eight members of the opposition Parti Lumumbiste Unifie (PALU) party; the April case of Lambert Edimba; the March case of a journalist; the March case of two female money changers; the February case of Professor Tshibangu Kalala; the February case of Luyinumu Lelo Koko and Jonas Ndoko; the February case of Toussaint Muhavu Shankulu; the January case of newspaper publisher Thierry Kyalumba; and the January case of human rights activists Christophe Bintu and Bienvenu Kasole. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

French

pirogue monoxyle (dug-out canoe), monoxylon (dug-out canoe), monoxyle (dug-out canoe). (various references)

German

Einbaum (dugout). (various references)

Italian

piroga scavata (dug-out canoe, logboat, log-boat). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

丸木舟 , 丸木船 , 刳舟 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

くりぶね, まるきぶね. (various references)

Pig Latin

ugoutday anoecay

Portuguese

piroga (canoe, piragua), barco de tronco (dug-out canoe, logboat, log-boat). (various references)

Spanish

piragua (canoe, piragua, pirogue). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: outdance, uncoated.

-4 letters: cantdog, coagent, cognate, congaed, counted, couteau, decagon, duotone, octagon, odonate, outdone, outgone, tacnode, tangoed, tongued, unacted, uncaged.

-5 letters: acnode, atoned, augend, autoed, cadent, cangue, canoed, canted, coated, cogent, congou, coteau, deacon, decant, docent, donate, dotage, dugout, gentoo, noodge, nougat, octane, outage, outgun, tanged, togaed, tonged, tongue, toucan, unaged, uncage, uncute.