river bug

noun

A one-person craft used in river bugging which resembles an armchair.

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Meanings

nounriver bug (plural river bugs)

plural river bugs

  1. hobbiesA one-person craft used in river bugging which resembles an armchair.
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    The swim fins and paddle mitts are the only means of steering and propulsion as no paddle is carried on a river bug. Bugging is done “feet first” which helps the user push off rocks, etc. whilst navigating the rapids of a river. The river bug was inspired by the desire to improve on the practice of descending a river on an inner tube.

    2012, Melville Saayman, editor, Introduction to Sports Tourism and Event Management, Sun Press, page 341
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APA

river bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/river%20bug

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“river bug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/river%20bug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “river bug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/river%20bug.

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