raceway

noun

ˈrās-ˌwā How to pronounce raceway (audio)
Definition of racewaynext
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 Shuttles will depart for the raceway starting at 5 p.m. each day with the last departure at 8 p.m. A single-day round-trip shuttle pass is $45 for Monday and $55 for Tuesday. — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024 The last shuttle will depart the raceway at 4 a.m. each morning. — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024 The accident was the worst ever seen at the raceway, ABC News said. — Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 The highway was closed just after 7 a.m. between exit 123 for Clear Spring Ranch and exit 122 for the raceway, agency officials said in a travel alert. — Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for raceway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raceway
  1. aqueduct
  2. canal
  3. racecourse
Noun
  • And federal officials charged with carrying out the president’s order knew that the state — not the federal government — controls the aqueducts and pump stations that deliver water to Southern California’s cities.
    — Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
  • California's water supply is managed through a complex system of reservoirs, canals and aqueducts, with strict federal and state regulations governing water allocation.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of aqueduct
Noun
  • Here are five things to see and do — beyond the canal — to enhance your urban Panamanian itinerary.
    — Carolyn Heller, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • There is shade along the path; iguanas scurry into the canal as riders pass.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of canal
Noun
  • The racecourse started north along Rosecrans to a hard left at Lytton Street.
    — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
  • He was treated on the racecourse before being airlifted to the intensive care unit at Cork University Hospital.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Definition of racecourse

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“Raceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raceway. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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