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
Growing up in Brittany, north-western France, Rutter was a regular visitor with his family to the area’s Vannes racecourse.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Spectators were instructed to be off the racecourse by 10:30.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Kate’s mother, Carole Middleton, is also in town and was photographed arriving at the racecourse, which is only a few miles from Windsor Castle, at around 12:20 p.m. local time.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 18 June 2025
Kate's mother, Carole Middleton, was pictured arriving at the racecourse.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Spectators were instructed to be off the racecourse by 10:30.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Kate’s mother, Carole Middleton, is also in town and was photographed arriving at the racecourse, which is only a few miles from Windsor Castle, at around 12:20 p.m. local time.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 18 June 2025
Kate's mother, Carole Middleton, was pictured arriving at the racecourse.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racecourse
Noun
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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
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Take a quick detour to see the Pulgas Water Temple, a Beaux Arts memorial and reflecting pool marking the western end of the Hetch Hetchy aqueduct, which brings drinking water from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite to the Peninsula.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
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Builders in ancient Rome used a special kind of ancient concrete to construct their aqueducts, bridges, and buildings.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
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“Racecourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racecourse. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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