as in canals
an open man-made passageway for water
fell into the racecourse for an abandoned water mill
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Recent Examples of racecourses
Upstairs at Sperm Racing HQ is a lab stocked with racks of test tubes, centrifuges for separating out the most motile sperm from a sample, and little plastic slides containing new microscopic racecourses for frat-boy cum.
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Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Andretti offers multiple activities, but its main attractions are the massive racecourses.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Andretti offers multiple activities, but its main attractions are the massive racecourses.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racecourses
Noun
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It can also be released by cooking fats and oils at high temperatures, and has been found in water produced by oil and gas operations and is an ingredient in some pesticides used in irrigation canals.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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In Rotterdam, the design referenced canals and bridges.—
Christine Mortag,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 May 2026
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Despite the dilapidated state, the couple fell in love with its ancient olive trees, a creek and a network of aqueducts winding through the fields.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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The rolling landscape, nestled between a nature preserve and a cattle ranch, had silvery groves of ancient olive trees, a meandering creek, and a network of antique aqueducts snaking through the fields.—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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“Racecourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racecourses. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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