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
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • The warehouses that line the canals are being converted into luxury flats and artist studios.
    Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • For his coaching, getting from Fraser to a lift to reach racecourses by 8:30 a.m. on weekend mornings is unpredictable.
    Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
  • My affection for the Tour of Flanders starts with the racecourse.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025

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“Raceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raceway. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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