(Spor) Rafting ya da whitewater rafting, raft adı verilen botlarla, debisi yüksek nehirlerde yapılan bir akarsu (nehir) sporudur. Raftingde asıl olan içinde bulunduğunuz raftı devirmeden, kürekle yönlendirerek kayalar ve engeller arasından geçirmektir. Rafting, 6 ile 8 kişilik takımlar halinde yapılır ve başarılı olabilmek tek vücut gibi hareket eden bir takım olabilmekten geçer. Bu sporda akarsular zorluk derecesine göre altı dereceye ayrılırlar. 6. derece en zor parkurları, 1. derece ise en kolay parkurları belirtir
(Spor) Rafting or white water rafting iş the challenging recreational outdoor activity of using an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This iş usually döne on white water or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers
A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened together, either for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in conveying other things; a float
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers make into a raft; "raft these logs" travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River" transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river
{i} primitive boat made from buoyant material fastened together to make a platform; large number of things, a collection, great quantity (Informal)
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
A speleothem consisting of a thin layer of crystalline material which forms and floats on the surface of a cave pool Sinks if water surface is disturbed May form many layers in a dried out pool Cave - Depositional Features Ref HF
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers make into a raft; "raft these logs"
A raft of people or things is a lot of them. He has surrounded himself with a raft of advisers who are very radical = host of. A great number, amount, or collection: "As the prairie dog goes, conservation biologists say, so may go a raft of other creatures" (William K. Stevens)
To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber
Thin layers of calcite that form and float on the surface of a standing pool of water Often not more than 1/100 inch thick Will sink if disturbed
(Spor) Rafting or whitewater rafting is a recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers. The development of this activity as a leisure sport has become popular since the mid 1970s
A life raft is a small rubber boat carried on an aircraft or large boat which can be filled with air and used in an emergency. A raft usually made of inflatable material or wood and used in an emergency on large bodies of water. a small rubber boat that can be filled with air and used by passengers on a sinking ship
Term used to describe the way in which some species of marine larvae can become "trapped" in the surface tension of the water and clump together, resulting in mortalities An air current provided across the water is usually sufficient to eliminate the problem
Rafting is the sport of travelling down a river on a raft. water sports such as boating, fishing, and rafting. the activity of travelling on a raft, especially as a sport
[ 'raft ] (noun.) 15th century. From the Old Norse word raptr, originally meaning 'beam' or 'rafter'. Cognate with rafter, Danish raft (“long trunc”), Old Norse ráfr (“roof”).