Small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles. Wikipedia

Light narrow boat, pointed at both ends, propelled with a paddle. Wikipedia Disambiguation

A light narrow boat driven by a paddle. OmegaWiki

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. Wiktionary

Small long and narrow boat. Wiktionary (translation)