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Synonyms for rapids
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : rap-id |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræp ɪd |
Définition of rapids
Origin :- 1765, from French rapides (see rapid); applied by French voyagers to rough, swift-flowing reaches in North American rivers.
- noun high-current part of river
- There was no time to examine the rapids before we shot them.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- The rapids continued the characteristic of the river and were terrific.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- At the foot of “The Rapids” the effect of the spring tides is barely perceptible.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- The first rapids in the Red River are said to be eight miles above its mouth.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- There are, however, in this distance but two rapids necessitating portages.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- In such circumstance you will hear what the voyageurs call the voices of the rapids.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- Down to him from the bridge through the rapids has safely passed.
- Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
- They were just above some rapids, where the current was very swift and strong.
- Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
- We took the rapids broadside on, but the scow was light and very strong.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- For there, about two hundred yards away, were the dreaded Whitehorse Rapids.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
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