whitewater rafting
whitewater rafting noun: traveling by raft through a section of a river which is churning with rapids, as for sport or adventurism.
Noun
whitewater rafting (uncountable)
- 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 offer whitewater rafting on the Rio Grande.1987 February 1, Lawrence Van Gelder, “Travel Advisory”, in New York Times, retrieved 09 May 2011
- Karleigh had been on a six-week African adventure holiday when she went whitewater rafting on the treacherous Zambesi River rapids.2007, Sam Riches, "Family, friends mourn woman killed in rafting accident," adelaidenow.com (Australia), 15 Oct. (retrieved 9 May 2011)
Forms of whitewater rafting
| alternative form | white-water rafting |
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| alternative form | white water rafting |
Questions about whitewater rafting
- What does whitewater rafting mean?
- Whitewater rafting means traveling by raft through a section of a river which is churning with rapids, as for sport or adventurism.
- What part of speech is whitewater rafting?
- Whitewater rafting is a noun.
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