rapid

• As for the others, one of them owned to me that he had never been on any river before the Nile but the Thames at Putney, and his idea of a rapid was the tide rushing under the bridge But sure, sergeant, he can sing `Row, brothers, row,' iligantly, he can," said Grady Ay, but he can't do it," replied the sergeant. —  For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War
• I had a pocket on the bulkhead in front of my seat in which I kept a sole leather portfolio, which I could use quickly and replace in the waterproof pocket The walls of the canyon became more flaring as soon as the rapid was passed at noon, but they lost none of their majesty. —  A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872
• The only prudent thing for this rapid was a let-down and we went at it at once. —  A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872
• One morning we landed at the head of a portage, and, as the rapid was not a dangerous one, Oo-koo-hoo and Amik determined to run it, but first went ashore to examine the channel. —  The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure
• But a few curious and significant facts relating to the making of armour may be cited The rapid decay of iron through rust--rapid, that is to say, in comparison with other metals--is often found to have taken place when the discovery of old armour has been made; so that gold ornaments, belonging to a sword or other weapon, may be found in excavating, while the iron which formed the actual weapon has disappeared Primitive armour was based on a leather foundation, hence the name cuirass, was derived from cuir (leather). —  Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance

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