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.
The water of this lake is so clear that it looks like a canoe flying in the sky.
Flying Canoe (Canadian folk tale)
Proper noun referring to a specific Canadian legend, La Chasse-galerie, about a bewitched flying canoe.
The Canadian folk tale 'The Flying Canoe' is a story about traveling through the sky in a magical canoe.
Compound of 空飛ぶ (sora tobu, 'sky-flying') and カヌー (kanū, 'canoe'). The first sense is a descriptive phrase; the second is a direct translation of the Canadian legend's name.