millrace

[ mil-reys ]

/ ˈmɪlˌreɪs /

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noun

the channel in which the current of water driving a mill wheel flows to the mill.

the current itself.

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Origin of millrace

First recorded in 1470–80; mill¹ + race¹

Words nearby millrace

millisecond, millivolt, milliwatt, Mill, John Stuart, millpond, millrace, millrind, millrun, Mills, Mills bomb, mill scale

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How to use millrace in a sentence

On the starboard quarter they caught a confused rushing noise, like the subdued murmur of a millrace.
The Pillar of Light|Louis Tracy
Moss and grass on a millwheel in the Midi are no surer signs of abandonment and disuse than a dry millrace.
Riviera Towns|Herbert Adams Gibbons
The crowd caught and bore them both along like chips in a millrace, keeping the interval constant.
Assignment's End|Roger Dee
Mechanically the lad walked along the millrace, which was made of hewn boards and hollow logs.
The Last Stetson|John Fox Jr.

The tide was going like a millrace, and the solemn roar of the vast stream made very terrible music in the dark.
The Romance of the Coast|James Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for millrace

millrace

millrun

/ (ˈmɪlˌreɪs) /

noun

the current of water that turns a millwheel

the channel for this water

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