wild water

noun

1. 1. turbulent water in a river, esp as an area for navigating in a canoe as a sport
   2. ( as modifier )

      wild-water racing

Example Sentences

On the lake, a farmer in a small, basket-shaped boat harvests wild water vegetables, scooping them up with his hands.

From Los Angeles Times

Wild water birds — including ducks, gulls and shorebirds — are the natural reservoirs for influenza A viruses, which come in a variety of subtypes.

From New York Times

The boat flirted over and snubbed in to the bank bottom up, while Thornton, flung sheer out of it, was carried down-stream toward the worst part of the rapids, a stretch of wild water in which no swimmer could live.

From Literature

Its wild water defied the frost, and it was in the eddies only and in the quiet places that the ice held at all.

From Literature

Other businesses, like rafting and zipline company Wild Water in Oconee County, are implementing more protective measures, like wearing face masks for lifejacket safety checks and using online safety waivers instead of pen and paper, Trey Barnett said.

From Washington Times