空そら飛とぶカヌー

noun

canoe appearing to fly in crystal-clear water

Refers to the optical illusion where a canoe or boat in extremely clear water seems to float in mid-air. Often used in travel contexts.

• この湖みずうみは水みずが透すき通とおり、まるで空そら飛とぶカヌーのようだ。

  The water of this lake is so clear that it looks like a canoe flying in the sky.

pronoun

Flying Canoe (Canadian folk tale)

Proper noun referring to a specific Canadian legend, La Chasse-galerie, about a bewitched flying canoe.

• カナダの民みん話わ「空そら飛とぶカヌー」は、魔ま法ほうのカヌーで空そらを旅たびする話はなしだ。

  The Canadian folk tale 'The Flying Canoe' is a story about traveling through the sky in a magical canoe.