as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
the child who fell through the ice was helplessly swept along the raceway, still trapped under the ice, by the current
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Recent Examples of raceway
The couple planned to reopen a long-dormant RC raceway near their home in Beaumont in Riverside County.
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William Liang, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Gold River has closed its visitor center, parking lot and several fish ponds, also known as raceways, due to maintenance and contract issues.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
For instance, in electrical engineering design, automating design and material allocation makes designing, fabricating and installing raceways and electrical systems far more efficient.
—Francesco Iorio, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
This longtime Speedway eatery, located a mile and a half from the town's eponymous raceway, will serve a special Easter menu from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the latest reservations seating at 3 p.m.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 14 Apr. 2025
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William Liang, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Gold River has closed its visitor center, parking lot and several fish ponds, also known as raceways, due to maintenance and contract issues.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
For instance, in electrical engineering design, automating design and material allocation makes designing, fabricating and installing raceways and electrical systems far more efficient.
—Francesco Iorio, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
This longtime Speedway eatery, located a mile and a half from the town's eponymous raceway, will serve a special Easter menu from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the latest reservations seating at 3 p.m.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raceway
Noun
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Workers excavated parts of the route with explosives and built locks and aqueducts along 363 miles of canal.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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Completed eight years later, the canal stretched some 363 miles (584 kilometers), with 18 aqueducts and 83 locks to compensate for elevation changes en route.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is a type of vertigo that happens when canaliths, which are small pieces of calcium, are floating inside your inner ear canals.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
2 Nov. 2025
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Data centers deteriorate rapidly, unlike the more durable infrastructure of canals, railroads, or even fiber-optic cables.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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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
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Andretti offers multiple activities, but its main attractions are the massive racecourses.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Raceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raceway. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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