pirogue
noun
pi·rogue
| \ ˈpē-ˌrōg
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Definition of pirogue
1
: dugout sense 1
2
: a boat like a canoe
Examples of pirogue in a Sentence
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Reaching these places means bouncing for hours down sandy riverbeds, or even piling motorcycles into a pirogue, crossing the river and riding them in. — New York Times, "Nearly Eradicated in Humans, the Guinea Worm Finds New Victims: Dogs," 18 June 2018 Most of it takes place on boats — from smoke-belching steamers to cargo-bloated barges to slender pirogues carved by ax out of massive trees. — Max Bearak, Washington Post, "With Ebola at a “critical point” in Congo, aid groups scramble to limit the outbreak," 2 June 2018 Pointe-au-Chenes Wildlife Management area, $5 million for new fishing piers, boat pull-overs, a parking lot, bridge, pirogue and boat launches, boat docks and bulkheads. — Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, "BP spill trustees propose $47.5 million for recreation, water quality projects," 23 Apr. 2018 Sometimes the danger is a super trawler whose wake can easily swamp a pirogue. — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, "China’s Appetite Pushes Fisheries to the Brink," 30 Apr. 2017 Race organizer Beth Pichon DiMarco said the first pirogue race on Bayou Liberty was held in June 1951 and was sponsored by... — Carol Wolfram, NOLA.com, "Check out the action at the Bayou Liberty Pirogue Races," 4 June 2017 Sometimes the danger is a super trawler whose wake can easily swamp a pirogue. — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, "China’s Appetite Pushes Fisheries to the Brink," 30 Apr. 2017 Kathy Gerken raced in a pirogue that was handmade by her mother 15 years ago. — Tana R.h. Stevenson, NOLA.com, "Pirogue races slice through Bayou Liberty waters," 14 June 2017 The 64th Bayou Liberty Pirogue Championship welcomes pirogues and canoes onto Bayou Liberty near Slidell for races traditionally held on the first Sunday in June since 1952. — NOLA.com, "5 New Orleans-area festivals for this weekend, June 2-4," 31 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pirogue.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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