rapids
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Its prow sharp-nosed and long to cleave, pike-like, the rapids' wave, capricious, treacherous.
From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)
Still in profound contemplation he surveyed the rapids' gigantic sweep, the proud and tossing billows shot through with sunlight and vibrant with speed.
From The Rapids by Sullivan, Alan
The Daugava now, in Kegums rapids' spray, Tossed hard the little boat upon the stream.
From Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse by Cropley, Arthur
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