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
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.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 14 Apr. 2025
Watts said on Monday that police had finished their investigation and had turned the incident over to the Town of Woodstock, which owns the raceway.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 June 2025
The road also looks much wider than most Mario Kart raceways, possibly accommodating 24 drivers.
—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
The stands, which line both sides of the raceway, were full as our procession turned onto the track itself.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 14 Apr. 2025
Watts said on Monday that police had finished their investigation and had turned the incident over to the Town of Woodstock, which owns the raceway.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 June 2025
The road also looks much wider than most Mario Kart raceways, possibly accommodating 24 drivers.
—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
The stands, which line both sides of the raceway, were full as our procession turned onto the track itself.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raceway
Noun
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Water metering dates back to ancient civilizations, in early Rome, where aqueducts transported water throughout the city.—
Stephanie Threinen,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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An additional layer of complexity was the water in the aqueduct, which characters needed to be able to interact with.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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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Bill Conway, whose 34th Ward intersects the temporary racecourse, has long advocated that the event be moved away from July 4 to give Chicagoans access to Grant Park during the busy holiday weekend.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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Riders are then propelled uphill through an identical side-by-side racecourse of enclosed and open tubes and 180-degree high-bank turns before hitting a final straightaway drop to the finish line pool below.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Raceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raceway. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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