The raft is too small to use on this part of the river. Rivers of mud flowed down the hillside.
Recent Examples on the WebAnderson said the city plans to have all the equipment installed on the East Side of the river yet this year, but will wait until 2023 for the West Side. Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022 Two of her children were stuck on the other side of the river. Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 The thousands of Russian troops remaining north of the broad expanse of the river must now be resupplied – or must escape – over a fragile pontoon bridge. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2022 Fear and frustration over California’s use of the river has driven the compact since its early days. Kathleen Ronayne, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Vanderlugt was unresponsive when he was pulled out of the river by members who were in his group. Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 Water experts and scientists say Mexico, at the end of the river, will need to find other water for the two northwestern states that depend on it.The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 This area of the river is known to be consequential and unforgiving, according to multiple rafting websites. Cady Stanton, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 Hit the Reno Fly Shop before heading out to the fly-fishing-only, catch-and-release section of the river just outside downtown.Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English rivere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *riparia, from Latin, feminine of riparius riparian, from ripa bank, shore; perhaps akin to Greek ereipein to tear down