as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
fell into the racecourse for an abandoned water mill
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Recent Examples of racecourse
Snow machines then push out artificial snow onto the racecourse.
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Agnes MacY, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
With design, race service, and production under one roof, adjustments can be made overnight—a direct link between the racecourse and the skis heading to consumers.
—Kimberly Beekman, Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
Andretti offers multiple activities, but its main attractions are the massive racecourses.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
To see racecourse maps and find more information on the race, check out the FitOne website.
—Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
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Agnes MacY, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
With design, race service, and production under one roof, adjustments can be made overnight—a direct link between the racecourse and the skis heading to consumers.
—Kimberly Beekman, Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
Andretti offers multiple activities, but its main attractions are the massive racecourses.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
To see racecourse maps and find more information on the race, check out the FitOne website.
—Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racecourse
Noun
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In a canal in the Dutch city of Utrecht, fish are beginning to mass behind a lock called the Weerdsluis.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
2 Mar. 2026
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All of these little circuitous bits of water are the canals, and those are the beavers’ highway systems.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Students learn how their water travels from the Sierra Nevada through reservoirs, pipes and aqueducts to finally end up in their homes.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Architects have found evidence of their use in the pyramids of Egypt and the buildings and aqueducts of the Roman Empire.—
Alcina Johnson Sudagar,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Racecourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racecourse. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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