rafting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rafting
Example Sentences
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"I used to be a person who loved the outdoors, canoeing, kayaking and white water rafting to where I am now and I just want to get back to that."
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Marczak said he had begun the film almost by accident, when he and his wife were rafting down the river thinking about a fiction project when they ran into trouble.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
Instead of all-you-can-drink wristbands, they offer adrenaline-stoking activities like fly fishing, canyoneering, snorkeling and rafting in between multicourse meals and happy hours.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
Both the Guisane and Durance are popular rivers for white water rafting, fed by glaciers and snowmelt in the spring.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025
When I was finally allowed to read it, I very well knew this was no simple tale of rafting down a river but the everlasting story of America itself, with all our glory and shame.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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