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Recent Examples of millstream
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.
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Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2021
Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millstream
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Smugglers’ paradise With its labyrinth of canals, bays, waterways and lakes, and close proximity to The Bahamas and Cuba, South Florida long has been a favorite landing spot for smugglers.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Paddle In The Ocean Rent a kayak or a canoe and explore the sea and Mexico Beach’s many canals by boat.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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Superpowers like the United States, Russia and China are assessing the military and economic opportunities in the Arctic waterways around Greenland, and jockeying for position.—
Jeffrey Gettleman,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The incident came after a winter storm moved through the Oroville area, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds and swelling waterways.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
19 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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Far more likely is a controversial tunnel to bring Sacramento River around, rather than through, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and to the California aqueduct.—
Robert Greene,
The Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Most water used in Los Angeles does not come from Northern California but from local aqueducts and groundwater.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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But for those interested in gentler excitement, Silverwood has several classic amusement park attractions, including a Ferris wheel, carousel, log flume, and drop tower.—
Carly Caramanna,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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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
Cite this Entry
“Millstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millstream. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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