whitewater
**Definition:** Turbulent water aerated by its passage over rocks, drops, and constrictions, giving it a white, foamy appearance. The white is air — millions of tiny bubbles mixed into the flow. Whitewater is simultaneously the obstacle and the attraction, the thing that makes the river dangerous and the thing that brings people to it.
Turbulent water aerated by its passage over rocks, drops, and constrictions, giving it a white, foamy appearance. The white is air — millions of tiny bubbles mixed into the flow. Whitewater is simultaneously the obstacle and the attraction, the thing that makes the river dangerous and the thing that brings people to it.
Etymology
Descriptive English compound. The water is white because it is full of air.
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