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noun

Rapids, Rapid n. The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; sometimes called whitewater; usually used in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence. For boaters on the river, it is a place that can be hazardous, with danger of capsizing or crashing into large rocks. "Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past."

adjective

Rapid adj.

Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. "Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels."

Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession.

Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.

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Etymology of 'Rapid'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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— Works, V3 • Lucian of Samosata

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— The Hidden Children • Robert W. Chambers

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... went off fairly smoothly. Mrs. Maitland sat down before anybody else. "Come, good people, come!" she said, and began her rapid "Bless, O Lord," while the rest of the company were still drawing up their chairs. "Amen, soup, Mrs. Richie?" she said, heartily. The ladling out of the soup was an outlet for her energy; and as Harris's ...

— The Iron Woman • Margaret Deland

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