as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
fell into the racecourse for an abandoned water mill
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Recent Examples of racecourse
He was treated on the racecourse before being airlifted to the intensive care unit at Cork University Hospital.
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Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Ascot itself is a famous racecourse, and Royal Ascot falls over a series of days in June and features horse races, colorful attire and more.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 20 June 2024
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
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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Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Ascot itself is a famous racecourse, and Royal Ascot falls over a series of days in June and features horse races, colorful attire and more.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 20 June 2024
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racecourse
Noun
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Floating solar panels on reservoirs or installing them over canals saves land and makes the panels operate more efficiently.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The warehouses that line the canals are being converted into luxury flats and artist studios.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Noun
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This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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The tunnel would create a second route to transport water to the state’s pumping facilities on the south side of the Delta, where supplies enter the aqueducts of the State Water Project and are delivered to 27 million people and 750,000 acres of farmland.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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“Racecourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racecourse. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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