Ship vs. Canoe — What's the Difference?

A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying goods or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and tradition.

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 a single-bladed paddle.In British English, the term "canoe" can also refer to a kayak, while canoes are then called Canadian or open canoes to distinguish them from kayaks. Canoes were developed by cultures all over the world, including some designed for use with sails or outriggers.

A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation.

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

A sailing vessel having three or more square-rigged masts.

To carry or send by canoe.

An aircraft or spacecraft.

To travel in or propel a canoe.

The crew of one of these vessels.

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.

One's fortune

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

To place or receive on board a ship

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

To cause to be transported; send.

To ride or paddle a canoe.

(nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

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 vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

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

A spaceship (the type of pattern in a cellular automaton).

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.

A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.

To manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe.

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

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

(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.

Travel by canoe;

(dated) An aircraft.

(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.

(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.

(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).

(ambitransitive) To release a product (not necessarily physical) to vendors or customers; to launch.

(ambitransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.

(intransitive) To embark on a ship.

To put or secure in its place.

(transitive) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.

Leave, depart, scram.

To pass (from one person to another).

To go all in.

(sports) To trade or send a player to another team.

(rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.

(fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.

Pay; reward.

Any large seagoing vessel.

Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix.

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water.

By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.

Hence, to send away; to get rid of.

To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.

To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.

To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.

To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war.

To embark on a ship.

A vessel that carries passengers or freight

Transport commercially

Hire for work on a ship

Go on board

Travel by ship

Place on board a ship;