rapids
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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There are world-class rapids where Olympian kayakers train and islands with boating and swimming clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The movie recounts how, as a cub, Mufasa was traveling with his parents when he was suddenly swept away by river rapids in a flash flood.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
The tourist was kayaking with a group in the south-west of Tasmania when his leg got stuck between rocks in an area of rapids on Friday afternoon.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2024
These beady-eyed amphibians can be found on the banks of noisy streams throughout China, where the rapids would drown out ordinary croaks and chirps.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 11, 2024
Barely ten minutes would go by before they were faced with another series of rapids, which meant another punishing portage.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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