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fast-flowing

fast-flowing adjective: flowing at a swift, rapid rate.

Adjective

fast-flowing (comparative faster-flowing, superlative fastest-flowing)

  1. Flowing at a swift, rapid rate.
    • Detailed laser surveys carried out by Network Rail revealed that fast-flowing water on the River Eden has caused parts of the riverbed to wash away, posing a risk to the viaduct foundations.2021 September 8, “Network News: West Coast Main Line viaducts reinforced by underwater concrete”, in RAIL, number 939, page 10

Forms of fast-flowing

comparativefaster-flowing
superlativefastest-flowing

Questions about fast-flowing

What does fast-flowing mean?
Fast-flowing means flowing at a swift, rapid rate.
What part of speech is fast-flowing?
Fast-flowing is an adjective.

Words near fast-flowing in the dictionary

  1. fast-acting
  2. fast-breeder reactor
  3. fast-breeder reactors
  4. fast-evolving luminous transient
  5. fast-fashion
  6. fast-flowing
  7. fast-food
  8. fast-foodie
  9. fast-foodies
  10. fast-foods
  11. fast-forward

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