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
For his coaching, getting from Fraser to a lift to reach racecourses by 8:30 a.m. on weekend mornings is unpredictable.
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
My affection for the Tour of Flanders starts with the racecourse.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
The process involved significant upgrades to racecourse infrastructure, snowmaking systems and venue logistics to meet the standards of World Cup competition.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The racecourse started north along Rosecrans to a hard left at Lytton Street.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
My affection for the Tour of Flanders starts with the racecourse.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
The process involved significant upgrades to racecourse infrastructure, snowmaking systems and venue logistics to meet the standards of World Cup competition.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The racecourse started north along Rosecrans to a hard left at Lytton Street.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racecourse
Noun
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During delivery, the newborn’s head became stuck in the vaginal canal in a complicated medical event known as shoulder dystocia, according to Taylor and Ross’ lawsuit against St. Julian and Southern Regional Medical Center.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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Then into motorboats for hair-raising dashes through tortuous canals and across rough water to dams far back in some vast marsh.—
Nash Buckingham,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The city later extended the aqueduct north to Mono Lake.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The aqueduct, remarkably preserved, offers insights into Roman engineering and its historical significance.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Racecourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racecourse. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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