"white water" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: whitewater [alternative], white-water [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} white water (uncountable)
  1. Any turbulent, frothy water as found in river rapids or surf. Tags: uncountable Translations (turbulent or frothy water): kuohut [plural] (Finnish), eau vive [feminine] (French), Wildwasser [neuter] (German), jeram (Malay), آق صو (ak su) (Ottoman Turkish), aguas blancas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), aguas bravas / rápidas / agitadas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), forsar [plural] (Swedish), skum [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-white_water-en-noun-o4bAt-ml Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Water Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 7 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 12 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 6 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 6 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 17 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 15 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 64 17 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 64 17 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 60 20 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 66 16 18 Disambiguation of Water: 62 37 1 Disambiguation of 'turbulent or frothy water': 60 19 22
  2. The turbid, sediment-rich water of certain rivers. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-white_water-en-noun-F0WPnJmE
  3. (figuratively) Turbulent conditions. Tags: figuratively, uncountable Translations (turbulent conditions): kuohut [plural] (Finnish), turbulens [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-white_water-en-noun-SN3Pwbf1 Disambiguation of 'turbulent conditions': 11 4 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: white-water canoeing, whitewater rafting

Alternative forms

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