rapids
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ɪd adjective
1.
occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
2.
moving or acting with great speed; swift: a rapid worker.
3.
characterized by speed: rapid motion.
noun
4.
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
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World English Dictionary
rapid (ˈræpɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of an action or movement) performed or occurring during a short interval of time; quick: a rapid transformation |
| 2. | characterized by high speed: rapid movement |
| 3. | acting or moving quickly; fast: a rapid worker |
| [C17: from Latin rapidus tearing away, from rapere to seize; see | |
| 'rapidly | |
| —adv | |
| rapidity | |
| —n | |
| 'rapidness | |
| —n | |
| rapids (ˈræpɪdz) | |
| —pl n | |
| part of a river where the current is very fast and turbulent | |
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Word Origin & History
rapid
1634, from L. rapidus "hasty, snatching," from rapere "hurry away, carry off, seize, plunder," from PIE base *rep- "to snatch" (cf. Gk. ereptomai "devour," harpazein "snatch away"). Rapids is 1765, from Fr. rapides, applied by Fr. voyagers to North American rivers. Rapid-transit first attested 1873;
rapid eye movement is from 1916.
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Example sentences
The river is filled with mild to moderate rapids that lend excitement to your whitewater rafting trip.
Sites where a river can be forded or waterfalls and rapids occur can become a natural meeting point for people.
And off-duty rafting guides brave roller-coaster rapids in locally made kayaks.
Operators pride themselves on offering the best commercially run rapids in the world.
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