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Recent Examples of millrace
According to the North Branford Land Conservation Trust, the dam and millrace in the area dates back to 1761 and over its history was used to power a lumber mill, cider mill, grist mill and a factory that produced ax handles.
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Peter Marteka, courant.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Peter Marteka, courant.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millrace
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The striking statue is on view at the artists’ Art Zoo Museum in Amsterdam, which opened in June in a 17th century canal house that was previously the Bible Museum.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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The plane trees that line the historic canal, once captured in the glow of childhood and sunlight, are now dying—devastated by an invasive fungal disease known as canker stain.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Water metering dates back to ancient civilizations, in early Rome, where aqueducts transported water throughout the city.—
Stephanie Threinen,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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An additional layer of complexity was the water in the aqueduct, which characters needed to be able to interact with.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Perched beside the River Wye, The Woodyard is a charming riverside restaurant—housed in a former 1810 marble works—its glass floor revealing the old millstream trickling below.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Dating back to at least the 12th century, the island is separated from Lesser Town by a millstream that powered local mills for hundreds of years.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The vital waterway, which extends through seven U.S. states and two states in Mexico across its nearly 1,500-mile expanse, is considered sacred by many Indigenous tribes.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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The runoff from these surfaces often brings with it pollution that gets into storm drains and eventually ends up in lakes and other local waterways.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That episode led to the diversion of the Turia watercourse, which meant that a large part of the city was spared of these floods.—
Teresa Medrano,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Nov. 2024
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The flash floods battered regions like Barrio de la Torre in Valencia, where narrow streets became lethal watercourses.—
Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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This log flume ride, which debuted in November 2024, is centered on the sites and sounds of 1920s Bayou Country, including zydeco and Afro-Cuban music, Mardi Gras, the culinary traditions of New Orleans and, of course, the region’s critters—crocodiles among them.—
Michelle Baran,
AFAR Media,
27 June 2025
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Every day, Robert Krehbiel takes a measurement from the flume and reports the current flow to the Division of Water Resources.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
26 June 2025
Noun
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During an extreme-rainfall event, the force of the water cascading down these straightened sluices meets with no resistance from meanders, and a river often has no way of reaching its floodplains—frequently now developed—which could absorb and store some runoff.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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The focus is on the Bangs Lake outfall control structure, which is currently maintained by manually making adjustments to the sluice gate.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Along the way, the trucks pull up to high-profile spots including a NASCAR raceway, a busy beach boardwalk and even a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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In addition to educational programs, the hatchery’s raceway ponds — where fry and fingerlings are raised — normally remain open to visitors through mid-afternoon.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Millrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millrace. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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