white water

noun

variants: or whitewater \ ˈ(h)wīt-ˌwȯ-tər

, -ˌwä- \

Definition of white water

: 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 … he chased whitewater in some of North America's most remote corners …— Mark Bechtel When 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 white 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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