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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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Aim the cup toward the back of your vaginal canal and at a slight upward angle.Wendy Wisner, Health, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chinese border personnel took over a Nepali irrigation canal fed by the Karnali River, the report said, although the Chinese retreated when the Nepali mission visited.New York Times, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Residents seized the aqueduct’s control gates and diverted its flow into the Owens River channel.Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Two billion dollars and a decade later, that new tunnel is ready to connect to the old, and that means shutting the aqueduct off for eight months.Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2024
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Vance orders his team—including Torres in a snazzy suit and tie, all his buttons buttoned—to get out there and save his woman, thereby keeping the Caribbean waterways safe for everyone except diamond smugglers.EW.com, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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The $933 million will come from a variety of sources — the Port of Long Beach, the Monsanto settlement involving polluted waterways and L.A. Metro Measures R and M. Close to a third will be from a city sales tax approved by voters for improvements in infrastructure and public safety.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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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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All About Tiana's Bayou Adventure, Disney’s Upcoming Princess and The Frog Ride The basic components of the flume ride remain, including its famous 50-foot drop.Staff Author, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
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There were long lines Sunday for the Giant Wheel, the log flume and other popular rides as people used the last of ride tickets many had bought earlier in the year, thinking Wonderland would go on forever.Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Oct. 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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At night Mulrooney put the floor sweepings through a sluice, gleaning an extra $100 or so in gold dust daily.Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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The accident was the worst ever seen at the raceway, ABC News said.Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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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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Both years saw major flooding and use of the spillway.Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
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The inspection found deterioration of the spillway outfall pipe, and trees growing upstream, downstream and along the embankment, the consent order states.Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
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“Millrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millrace. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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