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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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raceway
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The city constructed and then repeatedly expanded a reservoir and aqueduct system to store and transport fresh drinking water from upstate.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
30 Jan. 2025
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Most of California’s urban population and farms receive water through the state and federal water projects, which transport supplies from Sierra Nevada snowmelt into the Delta and out through aqueducts, reservoirs and pipelines.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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President Trump has pushed to regain control of the canal — one of the world's most significant pieces of infrastructure.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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Two lawyers have lodged a lawsuit with the country's supreme court, The Guardian reported on Tuesday, in an attempt to cancel the company's concession to operate the two ports, which are located at both ends of the canal.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Over 100 vintage automobiles cruised down the hill from Balboa Park and circled the old racecourse twice.—
Eric Duvall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Here, travelers will have the opportunity to attend a polo match at a beloved Normandy racecourse.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Raceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raceway. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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