white water
noun
variants
or whitewater
ˈ(h)wīt-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: turbulent, frothy water (as in breakers, rapids, or falls)
… it's New England's toughest stretch of … white water, a maze of boulders and narrow channels.—
Michael D. Burke
Michael D. Burke… he chased whitewater in some of North America's most remote corners …—Mark Bechtel
Mark BechtelWhen seized by white water, the idea is to swim for the bottom (if you can tell which way that is), pray to stay relaxed and conserve your air …—Kenny Moore
Kenny Moorewhite water rafting
a whitewater outfitter
white-water paddlers
Examples of white water in a Sentence
The canoe got caught in white water.
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Stretching before them was white water ripping through a land-mine of boulders.
—Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
The group of very high adventure kids hiked volcanos and went white water rafting, zip lining, rappelling, rock climbing and drove ATVs.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
In the fall of 1984, Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg arrived at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, where a portrait of Mickey Mouse decorates the white water tower that rises over the sprawling San Fernando Valley lot.
—Jeanie Kasindorf, Vulture, 10 July 2024
The route passes gleaming white water towers that stand over single-story towns, cowboy churches, and DW’s Adult Video, a porno pitstop that still—if the billboard can be believed—does a roaring trade in DVDs.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
The group of very high adventure kids hiked volcanos and went white water rafting, zip lining, rappelling, rock climbing and drove ATVs.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
In the fall of 1984, Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg arrived at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, where a portrait of Mickey Mouse decorates the white water tower that rises over the sprawling San Fernando Valley lot.
—Jeanie Kasindorf, Vulture, 10 July 2024
The route passes gleaming white water towers that stand over single-story towns, cowboy churches, and DW’s Adult Video, a porno pitstop that still—if the billboard can be believed—does a roaring trade in DVDs.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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“White water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20water. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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