wild water
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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On the lake, a farmer in a small, basket-shaped boat harvests wild water vegetables, scooping them up with his hands.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023
It certainly has a lot to offer: a 180-mile-long coast whittled with spectacular ports like the walled towns of Budva and Kotor, immense valleys and dawdling rivers seasoned with wild water chestnuts.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2013
Stuart said the same approach could be applied to a variety of species in Asia, including the wild water buffalo, several types of primates and the gaur, the world's largest cattle.
From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2010
In the small powerboat he’d hired, Bud Schlesinger rode the wild water, scouring the chaos all around with his eyes, and trying to calm the fears of the owner.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
Nothing then but noise and the plunging, thumping, swinging of the powerboat on the wild water.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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