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Recent Examples of millstream
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.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
One of them is recorded in the Domesday Book, which was written in 1086, and pieces of a Roman millstone have recently been found in the bed of the millstream.
—Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2021
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
One of them is recorded in the Domesday Book, which was written in 1086, and pieces of a Roman millstone have recently been found in the bed of the millstream.
—Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millstream
Noun
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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.—
Peter Marteka,
courant.com,
25 Feb. 2018
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Crenn has been named the first culinary creator for Les Bateaux Belmond, creating dishes for the seven small luxury boats traversing the canals in the regions of Champagne, Burgundy and the South of France.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Investigators found Lloyd in a canal unresponsive — and she was declared dead at Broward Health Coral Springs.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The state interacts with waterways, including the Atlantic Ocean but also plenty of sounds and rivers, in a million different ways.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
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This river is one of more than 1,000 waterways fed by freshwater springs renowned for their clarity.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 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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The largest share of water consumed throughout San Diego County is imported by aqueducts from outside the county.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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Spain pulses with fiery rhythm—where flamenco flares in moonlit plazas and ancient Roman aqueducts stride across golden fields.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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While the long-popular attraction retains much of its ride infrastructure, including an elevator lift and flume design that allows for a steep, watery descent, Journey to Atlantis does have new elements, beginning with the queue itself.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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Visitors can enjoy the Splashdown log flume, the Sky Diver and Free Fall drop towers and the Sea Dragon swinging ship.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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The couple planned to reopen a long-dormant RC raceway near their home in Beaumont in Riverside County.—
William Liang,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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The Nicasio proposal calls for modifying the spillway gates at Seeger Dam, which was constructed on Nicasio Creek in 1960 to create the reservoir.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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When full, at 315 feet above sea level at the spillway, Lake Hodges has 1,234 surface acres, a maximum water depth of 115 feet and 27 shoreline miles.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Millstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millstream. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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