Definition of racewaynext
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 Ash Street off State Route 163 is a raceway with speeding and red-light violations. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025 If a small remodel isn’t in your weekend plans, pick up a few cable concealers (also known as cable raceways) at your local hardware store. Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025 Shawn McCoy was involved in a single-vehicle crash during lap 14 of the final race of the Taxicab Challenge, the raceway said in a Facebook post. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2025 The raceway closed in 2018 and reopened in 2020 for Akasol production. Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raceway
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Noun
  • 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
  • The rolling landscape, nestled between a nature preserve and a cattle ranch, had silvery groves of ancient olive trees, a meandering creek, and a network of antique aqueducts snaking through the fields.
    Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • The 6 canal houses that make up the hotel feature rooms that range in size from 28 square meters to 123 square meters.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
  • Northern snakeheads are freshwater fish and live in small and large streams, canals, rivers, ponds, reservoirs and lakes, according to the agency.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • The royal couple serve as joint patrons of The Jockey Club, which owns and runs the racecourse in Surrey.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 May 2026
  • There’s also a fully operational farm with 1,149 arable acres and extensive infrastructure, along with equestrian facilities comprising two professional racing yards, private gallops, numerous paddocks, and a racecourse that was refurbished in 2018.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 May 2026

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“Raceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raceway. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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