- whitewater rafting
- white|wa|ter raft|ing [ ,waıtwɔtər `ræftıŋ, ,hwaıtwɔtər `ræftıŋ ] noun uncountthe activity of floating in a RAFT along rivers where the current is very fast and rough
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whitewater rafting
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whitewater rafting — UK [ˌwaɪtwɔːtə(r) ˈrɑːftɪŋ] US [ˌwaɪtwɔtər ˈræftɪŋ] US [ˌhwaɪtwɔtər ˈræftɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the activity of floating in a raft along rivers where the current is very fast and rough Thesaurus: sailing and boatinghyponym … Useful english dictionary
whitewater rafting — noun Traveling by raft through a section of a river which is churning with rapids, as for sport or adventurism. Scheduled, too, during the tour . . . is a visit to Big Bend Country, where jagged canyons cutting among towering limestone cliffs… … Wiktionary
Whitewater Rafting — Rafting im Schlauchboot in Brasilien Rafting im Val di Sole, Italien … Deutsch Wikipedia
whitewater rafting — UK [ˌwaɪtwɔːtə(r) ˈrɑːftɪŋ] / US [ˌwaɪtwɔtər ˈræftɪŋ] / US [ˌhwaɪtwɔtər ˈræftɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the activity of floating in a raft along rivers where the current is very fast and rough … English dictionary
whitewater rafting — [ˌwaɪtwɔːtər ˈrɑːftɪŋ] noun [U] the activity of floating in a rubber boat along rivers where the current is very fast and rough … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Rafting — or whitewater rafting is a challenging recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers … Wikipedia
whitewater — /hwuyt waw teuhr, wot euhr, wuyt /, adj. of or moving over or through rapids: whitewater rafting down the Colorado River. Also, white water. [1900 05; from WHITE WATER] * * * … Universalium
whitewater — /ˈwaɪtwɔtə/ (say wuytwawtuh) adjective of or relating to white water, especially river rapids: whitewater rafting …
Whitewater — is formed in a rapid, when a river s gradient drops enough to disturb its laminar flow and create turbulence, i.e. form a bubbly, or aerated and unstable current; the frothy water appears white. The term is also used loosely to refer to less… … Wikipedia
Whitewater kayaking — is the sport of paddling a kayak on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater kayaking can range from simple, carefree gently moving water, to demanding, dangerous whitewater. River rapids are graded like ski runs according … Wikipedia
