rafting

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UK/ˈɹɑːftɪŋ/US/ˈɹæftɪŋ/

noun

The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of raft
nounrafting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting.

Translations

Catalan ràfting
  • ràftingsport
Chinese Mandarin 漂流, 泛舟
  • 漂流 (piāoliú)sport
  • 泛舟 (fànzhōu)sport
Finnish koskenlasku kumilautalla
  • koskenlasku kumilautallasport
French rafting, radelage
  • raftingsport
  • radelagesport
German Rafting
  • Raftingsport
Hebrew רפטינג
  • רפטינגsport
Hungarian rafting
  • raftingsport
Indonesian arung jeram
  • arung jeramsport
Japanese ラフティング
  • ラフティング (rafutingu)sport
Korean 래프팅
  • 래프팅 (raepeuting)sport
Polish rafting, spływ rzeczny
  • raftingsport
  • spływ rzecznysport
Russian ра́фтинг, спорти́вный сплав
  • ра́фтинг (ráfting)sport
  • спорти́вный сплав (sportívnyj splav)sport
Spanish descenso de ríos, descensión fluvial
  • descenso de ríossport
  • descensión fluvialsport
  • descendimiento fluvialsport
  • rafting (raftin)sport
Swedish forsränning
  • forsränningsport
Thai ล่องแก่ง
  • ล่องแก่ง (lɔ̂ng-gɛ̀ng)sport
Turkish rafting, sal yarışı
  • raftingsport
  • sal yarışısport
Ukrainian ра́фтинг
  • ра́фтинг (ráftynh)sport

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rafting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rafting

MLA

“rafting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rafting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rafting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rafting.

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