rapids
pronunciation
How to pronounce rapids in British English:
UK [ˈræpɪdz]
How to pronounce rapids in American English:
US [ˈræpɪdz]
Word Origin
- rapids (n.)
- 1765, from French rapides (see rapid); applied by French voyagers to rough, swift-flowing reaches in North American rivers.
Example
- 1. There was the boy in grand rapids , mich. , who collected 10000 teddy bears for haiti 's earthquake victims .
- 2. Roofs were flying off houses , cars moved around in the wind , there were rapids in the streets , but still ......
- 3. At the very least , the payoff is that you 'll be able to navigate the rapids , to better sort what you read ( view , hear , etc. ) .
- 4. Players come and go , from europe , india , asia , grand rapids .
- 5. He prays that " as the river becomes free-flowing again , it will sing the ancient songs as it dances over the falls , rapids and sandbars that also have been reborn . "