whitewater
adjective
of or moving over or through rapids.
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[hwahyt-waw-ter, -wot-er, wahyt-]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər, ˈwaɪt- /
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[hwahyt-waw-ter, -wot-er, wahyt-]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər, ˈwaɪt- /
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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 you have seen snowboard cross at the Winter Olympics then – yes, that, except in whitewater.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
Disney’s take on the whitewater rafting ride is robust, coming in at about seven minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
Magic Mountain’s Roaring Rapids was instrumental in the development of the whitewater rafting-type ride, as this is the first constructed in the Western U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
We watch the whitewater churn at the edge of the reef as we drive past Dillingham Airfield.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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
“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
Hardin, a former prosecutor in Houston, was part of the special counsel investigation surrounding former President Bill Clinton in the Whitewater probe.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Three years ago I turned her out to graze at Whitewater with a bunch of others, as an incorrigible rogue and vagabond.
From The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana by Ridgwell Cullum
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