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

Example sentences :

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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