raceway

noun

race·​way ˈrās-ˌwā How to pronounce raceway (audio)
1
: a canal for a current of water
2
: a channel for loosely holding electrical wires in buildings
3
4
: a course for racing

Examples of raceway in a Sentence

the child who fell through the ice was helplessly swept along the raceway, still trapped under the ice, by the current
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The accident was the worst ever seen at the raceway, ABC News said. Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 The highway was closed just after 7 a.m. between exit 123 for Clear Spring Ranch and exit 122 for the raceway, agency officials said in a travel alert. Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024 Another team member, Bobby Najera, detached the sign’s metal raceway from the building, releasing a cascade of debris. Laura Preston, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024 Force was unable to open his eyes or respond to commands to squeeze the hands of medical examiners in the days after his engine seemingly exploded on a Virgina raceway on June 23. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for raceway 

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of raceway was in 1828

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“Raceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raceway. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

raceway

noun
race·​way ˈrā-ˌswā How to pronounce raceway (audio)
1
: a channel for a current of water
2
: racetrack
especially : one for harness racing
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