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Skookumchuck is a Chinook Jargon term that is in common use in British Columbia English and occurs in Pacific Northwest English. ''Skookum'' means "strong" or "powerful", and "chuck" means water, so ''skookumchuck'' means "rapids" or "whitewater" (literally, "strong water"), or fresh, healthy water. It can mean any rapids, but in coastal usage refers to the powerful tidal rapids at the mouths of most of the major coastal inlets. Notable ''Skookumchuck''s where "Skookumchuck" term is used include: *Skookumchuck, British Columbia, a town in British Columbia named for the large rapids in this area on the Kootenay River. *Skookumchuck Hot Springs, British Columbia, a town in British Columbia *Skookumchuck Narrows, a narrow entrance passage into Sechelt Inlet, a fjord in British Columbia's Sunshine Coast *Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park, a park located at the narrows *Skookumchuck Rapids Provincial Park, a park near Mabel Lake, British Columbia *Skookumchuck River, a river in the US state of Washington Other ''Skookumchucks'' include: *Quatsino Sound ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skookumchuck」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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