rapids
SayRAP-idz/ˈɹæpɪdz/
- 1Plural of rapid.
The river narrowed and churned into a stretch of dangerous rapids.
Rescuers reached the stranded swimmer just above the rapids.
Note
A plural that usually does the work of a singular. One churning stretch of river is normally called rapids, not a rapid, and it takes a plural verb: the rapids are just below the bend. The same plural also serves the word's rarer nouns, as in dated talk of bursts of rapid fire, or several games of rapid chess.
rapids is a form of rapid
rapid, noun: A stretch of a river or stream where the water moves swiftly and turbulently, making it difficult to navigate. Full entry
- Forms
- rapidrapids plural
- Spelling
- rapid → rapids: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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