white water

white·wa·ter

W5143400 (wīt′wô′tər, -wŏt′ər, hwīt′-)n. also white water Turbulent or frothy water, as in rapids or surf.adj. also white-water Of, relating to, intended for, or taking place on whitewater, especially in river rapids: whitewater rafting.

white water

n 1. (Physical Geography) a stretch of water with a broken foamy surface, as in rapids 2. (Physical Geography) light-coloured sea water, esp over shoals or shallows

white′ wa′ter

n. 1. frothy water, as in whitecaps and rapids. 2. light-colored seawater over a shoal or sandy bottom. [1580–90]

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white water - frothy water as in rapids or waterfallswhitewaterfoam, froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"