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单词 raceway
释义

raceway

noun

race·​way ˈrās-ˌwā How to pronounce raceway (audio)
1
: a canal for a current of water
2
: a channel for loosely holding electrical wires in buildings
3
: race entry 2 sense 3
4
: a course for racing

Synonyms

  • aqueduct
  • canal
  • channel
  • conduit
  • course
  • flume
  • racecourse
  • watercourse
  • waterway
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Example Sentences

the child who fell through the ice was helplessly swept along the raceway, still trapped under the ice, by the current
Recent Examples on the Web Indivisible Petaluma, a community activist organization, posted a photo on social media on Sunday of what appeared to be a Confederate flag at a raceway campsite. Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2022 Within weeks, the raceway was drawing thousands of drag racing enthusiasts from all over the Midwest every Sunday from spring to fall, museum officials said. Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2022 Every one of the four drivers has experience at the Avondale track, but Smith, 21, has yet to race a truck at the mile-long raceway. Jose M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2020 Here, visitors are encouraged to get up close and personal, and there's a handy raceway background poster to make for more visually striking selfies. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2022 On the sliding track — the raceway of luge, skeleton and bobsled — a luge athlete, Nodar Kumaritashvili, was killed on the eve of the 2010 Vancouver Games. New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022 This 6-lane raceway features 8 feet of multi-lane racing for the ultimate competition. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 6 Nov. 2021 The dad of one of our friends used to race his Pontiac at this raceway. Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Nov. 2021 Also set to return is the ARCA Menards Series West, which will be one of four title races to take place at the raceway during the 2022 NASCAR Championship Weekend on Nov. 4-6. Austin Nicholson, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

raceway

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • aqueduct
  • canal
  • racecourse
  • conduit
  • waterway
  • watercourse
  • flume
  • river
  • channel
  • spillway
  • course
  • sluice
  • millrace
  • gutter
  • sluiceway
  • millstream
  • floodway
  • rivulet
  • stream
  • torrent
  • trough
  • tideway
  • swash
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