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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millrace
millrun
/ (ˈmɪlˌreɪs) /
noun
the current of water that turns a millwheel
the channel for this water
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