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whitewater rafting

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Traveling by raft through a section of a river which is churning with rapids, as for sport or adventurism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 漂流 (piāoliú) — traveling by raft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泛舟 (fànzhōu) — traveling by raft
  • Finnish: koskenlasku kumiveneellä — traveling by raft
  • Māori: eke kohuka — traveling by raft
  • Polish: rafting — traveling by raft
  • Polish: spływ rzeczny — traveling by raft
  • Spanish: descenso en aguas blancas — traveling by raft
  • Spanish: descendimiento de aguas bravas — traveling by raft
  • Spanish: descensión de aguas rápidas — traveling by raft
  • Spanish: rafting (raftin) — traveling by raft
  • Swedish: forsränning — traveling by raft