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river bug

river bug noun: a one-person craft used in river bugging which resembles an armchair.

Noun

river bug (plural river bugs)

  1. A one-person craft used in river bugging which resembles an armchair.
    • The swim fins and paddle mitts are the only means of steering and propulsion as no paddle is carried on a river bug. Bugging is done “feet first” which helps the user push off rocks, etc. whilst navigating the rapids of a river. The river bug was inspired by the desire to improve on the practice of...2012, Melville Saayman, editor, Introduction to Sports Tourism and Event Management, Sun Press, page 341

Forms of river bug

pluralriver bugs

Questions about river bug

What does river bug mean?
River bug means a one-person craft used in river bugging which resembles an armchair.
What part of speech is river bug?
River bug is a noun.
What is the plural of river bug?
The plural of river bug is river bugs.

Words near river bug in the dictionary

  1. river bottom
  2. river bottoms
  3. river boulder
  4. river boulders
  5. River Brethren
  6. river bug
  7. river bugging
  8. river bugs
  9. river carp
  10. river chicken
  11. river chickens

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