white water

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What unfolds after the ramp-drop is dynamic disorder - a confused kaleidoscope of brightly coloured boats powered by paddles brandished frantically, tearing through unforgiving white water.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024

Moves like the turtle roll or duck dive — techniques that help you push your board through the white water — can help.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

You’ll walk next to churning, frothing white water.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

The unsinkable otters laze buoyant on their backs in the pounding white water, and the seabirds hover and settle gently on the point of a rock in the gale, balancing on thin bare legs.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

All of this had the effect of making a monstrous chute where the water fought and roared to get through, smashing around the rocks in huge sprays of white water.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen