raceway

[ reys-wey ]
/ ˈreɪsˌweɪ /
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noun

Chiefly British. a passage or channel for water, as a millrace.
a racetrack on which harness races are held.
Electricity. a channel for protecting and holding electrical wires and cables, especially a metal rectangular tube used for such purposes.
Machinery. race1(def 11).

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Origin of raceway

First recorded in 1820–30; race1 + way1

Words nearby raceway

racer, racerunner, races, racetrack, racetracker, raceway, rachel, rachial, rachicentesis, rachidial, rachigraph
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Words related to raceway

run, medium, means, tunnel, route, carrier, avenue, rill, creek, duct, rivulet, brook, tide, sluice, branch, gill, runnel, gully, strait, course

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British Dictionary definitions for raceway

raceway
/ (ˈreɪsˌweɪ) /

noun

another word for race 1 (def. 5)
a racetrack, esp one for banger racing
another word (esp US) for race 1 (def. 6)
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