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rapids

rapids is the plural of rapid.

Meaning of rapid

Noun

rapid (plural rapids)

  1. (plural-normally) A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
    Synonyms:
    sault
  2. (dated) A burst of rapid fire.

See all 8 meanings of rapid

Proper noun capitalized: RAPIDS

RAPIDS

  1. (US, abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System.

Phrases with rapids

Questions about rapids

What is rapids the plural of?
Rapids is the plural of rapid.
What part of speech is rapids?
Rapids is a proper noun.

Words near rapids in the dictionary

  1. rapidless
  2. rapidly
  3. rapidness
  4. rapidograph
  5. rapidographs
  6. rapids
  7. rapidway
  8. rapidways
  9. rapier
  10. rapier-fish
  11. rapiered

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rapids (page history and authors); RAPIDS (page history and authors); rapid (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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