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
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 say if water diversions were significantly reduced, there could be whitewater rafting on this part of the river for up to two months longer each year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
They have to turn around in whitewater, flip their boats and perform all sorts of other manoeuvres along the way.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
Just down-stream from where the trail met the river, the Teklanika erupted into a chaos of boiling whitewater as it accelerated through the narrow gorge.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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
Chris Brown, co-owner of the rafting business Whitewater Voyages, looked out over a boulder-strewn part of the stream where he had rafted a month earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
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
Whitewater itself is broken up into five different classes in North America.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
Oldershot to send a man to Whitewater to assist in the collection of these tickets.”
From The Iron Horse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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