whitewater
adjective
of or moving over or through rapids.
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whitewater
1 American
[hwahyt-waw-ter, -wot-er, wahyt-]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər, ˈwaɪt- /
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white-water
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Whitewater
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American
[hwahyt-waw-ter, -wot-er, wahyt-]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər, ˈwaɪt- /
noun
Etymology
Origin of whitewater
First recorded in 1900–05; from white water
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Each summer, thousands of people boat, kayak or float on inner tubes on the river, which boasts whitewater areas as well as trout and salmon fisheries.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
BTW: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, where the Gold Rush began, is less than a mile from many of Coloma’s whitewater rafting outfitters along California 49.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2025
If you have seen snowboard cross at the Winter Olympics then – yes, that, except in whitewater.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
Anyone who hesitated or made even the slightest mistake charging out through the whitewater would get slammed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
It swirled around him, spinning into a froth of whitewater.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Whitewater Lake First Nation in Ontario, which consists largely of seasonal camps and has no full-time residents, was burned over the weekend.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Bodies that had been donated to science are laid in the sun at Colorado Mesa University’s forensic research station in Whitewater, Colo.Credit...
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
Stormwater raging down the Whitewater River is expected to reach Palm Springs late Sunday night and flow southward through the valley to Indio and beyond, possibly swamping escape routes along the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
“A pardon would be the cleanest way out of this,” said Robert W. Ray, who succeeded Kenneth W. Starr as independent counsel in the Whitewater investigation into President Clinton.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Whitewater proceeded to make a lengthy speech, ridiculed the former sheriff, S. J. Alexander, and commenced criticizing the judge.
From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska
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