rapids
/ (ˈræpɪdz) /
part of a river where the current is very fast and turbulent
Words Nearby rapids
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use rapids in a sentence
Barney is blown into some nearby rapids and the new expendables are taken as prisoners.
I Am The Hague! Sylvester Stallone's 'Expendable' Wet Dream | Amy Zimmerman | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHalfway down the river, as they headed toward the rapids, the security line broke, and they were headed for some rocks.
The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum | Robert Ward | July 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth are located in Grand rapids, Michigan, but they are not formally affiliated.
The Christian Reformed Church Still Won’t Stand Up For Science | Karl W. Giberson | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGrand rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1988.
The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving God | Tim Townsend | March 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJust one more note of caution before we descend down the rapids of morality and ethics.
Never Forget? The CIA Report and the Problem With Hindsight | Philip Mudd | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
From the easterly end of the flat the augmented river squeezed in a roaring rapids through a sort of bottle neck.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandIf there is a river near you which has rapids, go to the spot and see if you can tell what it is that makes the rapids.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth DoppThe air was clear, and full of the scent of the pines and cedars, and the rumble of the rapids came musically down the canon.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete | Gilbert ParkerBut Menotah only laughed again, while the roar of the great rapids beat down upon their ears with sound of sombre menace.
Menotah | Ernest G. HenhamA dull roar from the distant rapids beat down ominously along the evening wind.
Menotah | Ernest G. Henham
Browse