Word meaning of rapids

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The rocky cliffs plunge into the swirling rapids below. 

Скалистые утёсы обрываются в бурлящие внизу стремнины.

He was shooting the rapids when his canoe capsized.  

Even the best whitewater rafters get caught out by the fierce rapids here.  

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rapids

водоскат
(мн.ч.) пороги (мн.ч.) , стремнины (мн.ч.)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь.
2001.

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• Rapids — steht für Rapids (New York), ein Ort im US Bundesstaat New York Five Finger Rapids, Felsformation im Yukon River im kanadischen Territorium Yukon Pelican Rapids, Stadt im Otter Tail County in Minnesota, Vereinigte Staaten Sauk Rapids, Stadt im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Rapids — Rapids, NY U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1356 Housing Units (2000): 582 Land area (2000): 3.666546 sq. miles (9.496311 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.666546 sq.… …   StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places

• Rapids, NY — U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1356 Housing Units (2000): 582 Land area (2000): 3.666546 sq. miles (9.496311 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.666546 sq. miles… …   StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places

• rapids — (n.) 1765, from Fr. rapides (see RAPID (Cf. rapid)); applied by French voyagers to rough, swift flowing reaches in North American rivers …   Etymology dictionary

• rapids — n. to ride, shoot ( pass by ) (the) rapids * * * shoot ( pass by ) (the) rapids to ride …   Combinatory dictionary

• rapids — [[t]ræ̱pɪdz[/t]] N PLURAL Rapids are a section of a river where the water moves very fast, often over rocks. His canoe was there, on the river below the rapids …   English dictionary

• Rapids — Original name in latin Rapids Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 43.09839 latitude 78.64086 altitude 181 Population 1636 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

• Rapids City — Rapids City, IL U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 953 Housing Units (2000): 367 Land area (2000): 1.529643 sq. miles (3.961758 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.529643 sq. miles… …   StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places

• Rapids City, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 953 Housing Units (2000): 367 Land area (2000): 1.529643 sq. miles (3.961758 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.529643 sq. miles (3.961758 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places

• Rapids du Colorado — Infobox club sportif Colorado Rapids …   Wikipédia en Français

• Rapids City, Illinois — Geobox|Settlement name = Rapids City native name = other name = category = Village etymology = official name = motto = nickname = image caption = symbol = country = United States state = Illinois region = Rock Island region type = County district …   Wikipedia

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Rapid

Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. Rapids are hydrological features between a run and a cascade. Rapids are characterised by the river becoming shallower with some rocks exposed above the flow surface. As flowing water splashes over and around the rocks, air bubbles become mixed in with it and portions of the surface acquire a white colour, forming what is called «whitewater». Rapids occur where the bed material is highly resistant to the erosive power of the stream in comparison with the bed downstream of the rapids. Very young streams flowing across solid rock may be rapids for much of their length. Rapids are categorized in classes, generally running from I to VI. A Class 5 rapid may be categorized as Class 5.1-5.9. While class I rapids are easy to negotiate and require no maneuvering, class VI rapids pose threat to life with little or no chance for rescue.

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The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river which may sometimes flow so near to the surface that the laughing picnic parties are heard above.

It’s either feast or famine, and that’s the way it’s been for as long as I can remember. I’ve spent my whole career thinking I’ll never work again. Every actor lives with that insecurity. You just have to negotiate the rapids as they come.

I don’t think people would climb mountains or jump off bridges with parachutes or kayak Class V rapids if those things didn’t offer the brief and horrible illusion of imminent death. They would just be complicated, time-consuming endeavors that we’d steer well clear of because they got in the way of real life.

I remember how beautiful the Merrimac looked to me in childhood, the first true river I ever knew; it opened upon my sight and wound its way through my heart like a dream realized; its harebells, its rocks, and its rapids, are far more fixed in my memory than anything about the sea.

Gathering for a kayaking vacation in the Italian Alps, six adults and nine teenagers under the leadership of the enigmatic Clive and his fragile girlfriend, Michela, experience unexpected hazards that threaten their lives.

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The Early Days of Aviation in Grand Rapids

Ride from Grand Rapids to Detroit on the country’s first passenger airline. With journalist Gordon Beld as your pilot, you’re in for a spectacular aerial view of Grand Rapids aviation.

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Conquering the Rapids of Life: Making the Most of Midlife …

Designed for both singles and couples, and employing numerous case studies, Conquering the Rapids of Life candidly offers solid, practical advice to help one cope with the physical and emotional changes associated with midlife.

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Grand Times in Grand Rapids: Pieces of Furniture City History

«Published in cooperation with Gemini Publications, publisher of Grand Rapids magazine, in which most of the stories in this book were first printed.»

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Grand Rapids: Furniture City

William Haldane opened a cabinet shop in 1836, 14 years before Grand Rapids incorporated.

Formed by settlers in search of a new future in the early 1870s, what is now known as Dell Rapids has had its share of historical significance through the years.

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In the rapids: new South African stories

Thirty brand new stories from a wide spectrum of South Africans.

The rise and fall of the small northern Canadian town of White Rapids is told in a graphic novel that weaves together the official history of the town and snapshots of the everyday life of its residents. Original.

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Running the Rapids: A Writer’s Life

He then moved to Canada to work at Macmillan publishers, co-founding The Tamarack Review and becoming managing editor of Saturday Night magazine from 1956 to 1967.

After their father is hurt during a canoe trip in the wilderness, two boys must find a way to get him back to town.

Reward: $1 million for ruby slippers

It’s been nearly 10 years since a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Grand Rapids native Judy Garland in the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz” were taken from the … «Herald Review, Jul 15»

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Janet Jackson coming to Grand Rapids in Sept.

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Grand Rapids Griffins meet a final time amid the end of Jeff Blashill era

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Grand Rapids Griffins on Monday reflected on another successful season as they wrestled with the unknown of what happens next. «MLive.com, Jun 15»

Real Salt Lake 0, Colorado Rapids 0 | MLS Match Recap

SANDY, Utah — Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids played to a 0-0 draw on Sunday afternoon in the first of three Rocky Mountain Cup matches between … «MLSsoccer.com, Jun 15»

Welkom! Dutch king, queen visit Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS — King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands saluted the strong connection between their country and western Michigan … «Detroit Free Press, Jun 15»

Report of tiger in Grand Rapids yard causes alarm, turns out to be …

Kent County Animal Control officers responded to a report of a Tiger outside at a Southwest Grand Rapids residence. The «tiger» turned out to be a large stuffed … «MLive.com, May 15»

Seattle Sounders 1, Colorado Rapids 0 | MLS Match Recap

The Guatemalan set himself up with a touch, then sliced the nifty right-footed attempt past Rapids ‘keeper Clint Irwin, staking the Sounders to the early 1-0 … «MLSsoccer.com, May 15»

Whitecaps can’t score in Colorado, sunk 1-0 by Rapids

May 23, 2015; Commerce City, CO, USA; Colorado Rapids midfielder Nick Larocca (left) and forward Kekuta Manneh (23) chase down the ball during the first … «Vancouver Sun, May 15»

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