rapids
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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In a season when rock climbing, backpacking and shooting the rapids are popular, maybe our reading would benefit from going big.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
There are world-class rapids where Olympian kayakers train and islands with boating and swimming clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
If the commission sets new terms that boost flows, it could open up more of the Kern River’s popular rapids for a longer period each year, bringing a boon to boaters and whitewater rafting businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
Boaters paddled through churning rapids, gliding past boulders and crashing through breaking waves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
For those rapids were not rapids at all… but the thrashing bodies of a hundred cottonmouth snakes.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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