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white·wa·ter

(wīt′wô′tər, -wŏt′ər, hwīt′-)

n. also white water

Turbulent or frothy water, as in rapids or surf.

adj. also white-water

Of, relating to, intended for, or taking place on whitewater, especially in river rapids: whitewater rafting.

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whitewater - frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls

white water

foam, froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"