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millstream

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as in millrace

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Recent Examples of millstream Perched beside the River Wye, The Woodyard is a charming riverside restaurant—housed in a former 1810 marble works—its glass floor revealing the old millstream trickling below. — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 One of them is recorded in the Domesday Book, which was written in 1086, and pieces of a Roman millstone have recently been found in the bed of the millstream. — Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2021

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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.

— Peter Marteka, courant.com, 25 Feb. 2018

Definition of millrace

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The festival is held annually to celebrate the end of an outbreak of the plague in 1576 and is attended by thousands of people in boats and on the city’s canals, culminating in a fireworks show over the city.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Hooking a Giant That morning was still as my kayak cut through the hydrilla and into a canal.

— Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026

Definition of canal

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As traffic in the waterway decreases, the oil market is facing the same squeeze that has taken millions of barrels offline per day since March.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The preliminary deal immediately reopened the strait, a critical waterway for the shipment of oil, and established a ceasefire for 60 days.

— Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of waterway

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Father and son were swept away by a landslide in the city of Arequipa in a neighborhood built directly over an ancient natural watercourse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
At the same time, there are riparian natives — those that grow along watercourses — which may need regular attention in terms of water needs for many years after planting.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025

Definition of watercourse

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These properties have enabled the likes of the Pantheon, ancient Roman aqueducts, and even parts of the Colosseum to survive two millennia, while some Brutalist buildings from the 1960s that were made from modern concrete are crumbling.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
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

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At the same time as Fury is shut down, construction is under way for the record-breaking log flume water attraction, Rip Roarin’ Falls, near Fury.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
In 2027, Six Flags’ Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina is debuting Rip Roarin’ Falls, a six-minute, 30-second log flume ride that will mark the world’s first super flume mega drop at more than 100 feet.

— Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026

Definition of flume

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Dam Removal Europe found that the number of dams dismantled in 2025, along with other water-flow controls like weirs, culverts and sluices, grew by 11% from the year before.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
The archways are furnished with sluice gates that can open to allow excess water to pass through in periods of flooding.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

Definition of sluice

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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 work that structural engineering does can impact plumbing, and mechanical runs often determine electrical raceway routing paths.

— Francesco Iorio, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2026

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