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Recent Examples of millrace
According to the North Branford Land Conservation Trust, the dam and millrace in the area dates back to 1761 and over its history was used to power a lumber mill, cider mill, grist mill and a factory that produced ax handles.
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Peter Marteka, courant.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Peter Marteka, courant.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millrace
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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
Noun
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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
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Panama took over control of the waterway on Dec. 31, 1999.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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House Republicans introduced a bill for the United States to repurchase the Panama Canal after Trump raised concerns that the critical waterway is under Chinese control.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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That episode led to the diversion of the Turia watercourse, which meant that a large part of the city was spared of these floods.—
Teresa Medrano,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Nov. 2024
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The flash floods battered regions like Barrio de la Torre in Valencia, where narrow streets became lethal watercourses.—
Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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Address: 175 Gists Creek Road, Sevierville Wave Country Nashville’s Wave Country is an outdoor water park with three water flumes, two speed slides, and a kiddie pool with water-dropping features and a playground.—
Devarrick Turner,
USA TODAY,
17 July 2024
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Wiberg Aquatic Center The Wiberg Aquatic Center at Wirth Park, 2585 N. Pilgrim Road, Brookfield, has diving boards, flume slides and water playground features for your kids to enjoy.—
Amy Schwabe,
Journal Sentinel,
24 May 2024
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This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.—
Erik S. Hanley,
Journal Sentinel,
9 Dec. 2024
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In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2016
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The road also looks much wider than most Mario Kart raceways, possibly accommodating 24 drivers.—
Will Greenwald,
PCMAG,
16 Jan. 2025
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The stands, which line both sides of the raceway, were full as our procession turned onto the track itself.—
Rachel Kushner,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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Northern California’s famed ‘Glory Hole’ spillway is used for first time in years.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The hardware, or physical infrastructure, is the spillway and dam, which in the case of New Bullards Bar, holds back almost 1 million acre-feet of water.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Millrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millrace. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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