Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The business of making or managing rafts.
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- noun the
sport of guiding araft while descending a river, especially throughrapids known as 'white water' rafting - verb Present participle of
raft .
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Examples
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White Water Rafting - White water rafting is another amazing experience that I have been lucky to do.
Five Activities for the Adrenaline Junkie's To Do List | myFiveBest 2009
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Whitewater rafting is thrilling on the Grande Ronde River.
12 Terrific Small Towns You’ve Never Heard Of | Impact Lab 2006
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Overview: Press release announcing, “… a recent lifestyle interest survey conducted by Del Webb communities shows that active recreation, especially adventurous pursuits such as hiking and river rafting, is emerging as a top lifestyle interest by the over-age 55 and Baby Boomer crowds.”
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British schoolgirl dies in Turkish rafting accident
Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news 2010
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In the meantime, during the mega festival right from 2002, river rafting, which is not Chitral's traditional sport though, has also been included.
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We go rafting, which is fun and exciting, although the experience is slightly marred by our obnoxious German guide, who kept pulling bullshit like getting us to paddle our raft in a circle, or steering us backwards under waterfalls.
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We lost everything we had, which greatly discouraged us, and we thereupon abandoned the idea of rafting it any farther.
The Life of Hon William F Cody Cody, William F 1879
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The task force also heard from Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Director Rob White, who said that the Arkansas River draws 42 percent of the state's rafting business and called rafting a "huge economic machine" for the area.
Vail Daily - Top Stories The Associated Press 2010
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The task force also heard from Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Director Rob White, who said that the Arkansas River draws 42 percent of the state's rafting business and called rafting a "huge economic machine" for the area.
Vail Daily - Top Stories The Associated Press 2010
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"Right now we're getting people parking on (Fairway) in the summer for rafting, which is illegal, and getting ticketed," Wilderotter said.
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Here, waves tossed the ice around — grinding it into round plates called pancake ice or pushing thin sheets on top of one another to create an interlocking pattern, a phenomenon known as finger rafting.
Arctic Ice Feedback Loops Will Guide the Climate’s Future Shannon Hall 2020
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