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raceway

noun

ˈrās-ˌwā

Definition of raceway

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 If a small remodel isn’t in your weekend plans, pick up a few cable concealers (also known as cable raceways) at your local hardware store. — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025 Ash Street off State Route 163 is a raceway with speeding and red-light violations. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025 Former Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda met fans and signed autographs for an hour in the late morning right as the clouds parted and the track warmed up, energizing the whole raceway. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026 The focal point is a mural that Philz commissioned from Bay Area artist Nigel Sussman that depicts San Leandro’s history, agricultural roots and local landmarks, from the famed cherry orchards to a favorite long-ago raceway. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raceway

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Despite the dilapidated state, the couple fell in love with its ancient olive trees, a creek and a network of aqueducts winding through the fields.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
The rolling landscape, nestled between a nature preserve and a cattle ranch, had silvery groves of ancient olive trees, a meandering creek, and a network of antique aqueducts snaking through the fields.

— Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026

Definition of aqueduct

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Public swimming has been available for years in a canal in northeastern Paris during summer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.

— Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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Atlanta Track Club has detailed maps of the start area (with starting waves), racecourse and finish area available for download on its site.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
Our sixth floor box had a perfect view of the racecourse below, and as a fan of people watching, there is truly no better place to do so than at Royal Ascot.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 23 June 2026

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