fast-flowing

Adjective

Meaning

fast-flowing (comparative faster flowing, superlative fastest flowing)

(e.g. of a river) Flowing at a swift, rapid rate.

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A fast-flowing river can cause cavitation on rock surfaces, particularly when there is a drop-off, such as on a waterfall. Source: Internet

Majuli, famed for its historic 16th century monasteries, was 1,250 square kilometres (480 square miles) in 1890 but the Brahmaputra’s fast-flowing waters have eaten away at it. Source: Internet

During the last glaciation, this site was covered by 1,000 meters of fast-flowing ice, which eroded and polished the bedrock in the foreground. Source: Internet

Elsewhere, in parts of Wales and south west England, the government has issued an amber weather warning - carrying with it a danger to life - due to torrential downpours causing deep, fast-flowing floodwater. Source: Internet

Rafts float down the fast-flowing current, giving rides to the hundreds of tourists that come to Yangshuo. Source: Internet

Four men have been rescued from the roof of their 4WD after it was swept away into the fast-flowing Nepean River in Sydney’s west. Source: Internet

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