"whitewater rafting" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} whitewater rafting (uncountable)
  1. Traveling by raft through a section of a river which is churning with rapids, as for sport or adventurism. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: white-water rafting, white water rafting Translations (traveling by raft): 漂流 (piāoliú) (Chinese Mandarin), 泛舟 (fànzhōu) [literary] (Chinese Mandarin), koskenlasku kumiveneellä (Finnish), eke kohuka (Maori), spływ rzeczny [masculine] (Polish), rafting [masculine] (Polish), descenso en aguas blancas [masculine] (Spanish), forsränning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-whitewater_rafting-en-noun-cTnrOldo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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