raceway

[ reys-wey ]

/ ˈreɪsˌweɪ /

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noun

Chiefly British. a passage or channel for water, as a millrace.

a racetrack on which harness races are held.

Electricity. a channel for protecting and holding electrical wires and cables, especially a metal rectangular tube used for such purposes.

Machinery. race¹ (def. 11).

Origin of raceway

First recorded in 1820–30; race¹ + way¹

Words nearby raceway

race suicide, racetrack, racetracker, race-walk, race walking, raceway, Rachel, rachial, rachicentesis, rachidial, rachigraph

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Example sentences from the Web for raceway

After my breakfast I took in the place and went to the raceway where the first piece of gold was discovered.
The Adventures of a Forty-niner|Daniel Knower
Went in swimming today twise, once down to the raceway and once up to the gravel.
The Real Diary of a Real Boy|Henry A. Shute
He was having a raceway dug on the American river for the purpose of erecting a saw-mill, as there was no lumber in the country.
The Adventures of a Forty-niner|Daniel Knower
By referring to Fig. 80, the action of the shuttle in the raceway can be seen, which is from A to B.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out|Fred T. Hodgson

One flash showed them the canoe dancing down the raceway of a lower rapid, and at the next it had disappeared.
Stranded in Arcady|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for raceway

raceway

/ (ˈreɪsˌweɪ) /

noun

another word for race 1 (def. 5)

a racetrack, esp one for banger racing

another word (esp US) for race 1 (def. 6)

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单词	raceway
释义	raceway [ reys-wey ] / ˈreɪsˌweɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR raceway ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chiefly British. a passage or channel for water, as a millrace. a racetrack on which harness races are held. Electricity. a channel for protecting and holding electrical wires and cables, especially a metal rectangular tube used for such purposes. Machinery. race¹ (def. 11). Origin of raceway First recorded in 1820–30; race¹ + way¹ Words nearby raceway race suicide, racetrack, racetracker, race-walk, race walking, raceway, Rachel, rachial, rachicentesis, rachidial, rachigraph Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for raceway After my breakfast I took in the place and went to the raceway where the first piece of gold was discovered. The Adventures of a Forty-niner\|Daniel Knower Went in swimming today twise, once down to the raceway and once up to the gravel. The Real Diary of a Real Boy\|Henry A. Shute He was having a raceway dug on the American river for the purpose of erecting a saw-mill, as there was no lumber in the country. The Adventures of a Forty-niner\|Daniel Knower By referring to Fig. 80, the action of the shuttle in the raceway can be seen, which is from A to B. The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out\|Fred T. Hodgson One flash showed them the canoe dancing down the raceway of a lower rapid, and at the next it had disappeared. Stranded in Arcady\|Francis Lynde British Dictionary definitions for raceway raceway / (ˈreɪsˌweɪ) / noun another word for race 1 (def. 5) a racetrack, esp one for banger racing another word (esp US) for race 1 (def. 6) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to raceway run, medium, means, tunnel, route, carrier, avenue, rill, creek, duct, rivulet, brook, tide, sluice, branch, gill, runnel, gully, strait, course
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raceway

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Origin of raceway

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Example sentences from the Web for raceway

British Dictionary definitions for raceway

noun

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