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rapids
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
rapids
(noun)
Cedar Rapids
(proper noun)
Grand Rapids
(proper noun)
shoot
(verb)
rapids
/
ˈ
ræpədz/
noun
rapids
/
ˈ
ræpədz/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAPIDS
[
plural
]
:
a part of a river where the water flows very fast usually over rocks
shoot the rapids
—
see
1
shoot
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