rapids

Summary

rapids ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (541 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• rapids is a type of watercourse^[2].
• rapids's Commons category is recorded as Rapids^[3].
• rapids's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rapids^[4].
• rapids's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as rapids=yes^[5].
• rapids's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[6].
• rapids's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[7].
• rapids's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[8].
• rapids's different from is recorded as canyon^[9].
• rapids's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000034^[10].
• rapids's associated hazard is recorded as drowning^[11].
• rapids's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

rapids is a type of watercourse^[2].

Influence

Things named for rapids include Rapid Creek^[13], a stream^[14], in United States^[15].

Why It Matters

rapids ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (541 views/month).^[1] rapids has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] rapids is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]

Entities named for rapids include Rapid Creek^[13], a stream^[14], in United States^[15].