raceway

American  

[rays-way] / ˈreɪsˌweɪ /

noun

1. Chiefly British. a passage or channel for water, as a millrace.

2. a racetrack on which harness races are held.

3. Electricity. a channel for protecting and holding electrical wires and cables, especially a metal rectangular tube used for such purposes.

4. Machinery. race.

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raceway British  

/ ˈreɪsˌweɪ /

noun

1. another word for race 1

2. a racetrack, esp one for banger racing

3. another word (esp US) for race 1

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Etymology

Origin of raceway

First recorded in 1820–30; race ¹ + way ¹

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Example Sentences

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raceway

Production typically occurs in so-called raceway ponds beneath the open sky or in photobioreactors chambers, where the organisms grow in glass tubes.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024

Other licenses, according to CNBC, could go to existing raceway casino operators with video lottery, mainly the Empire City Casino in Yonkers north of the Bronx and the Resorts World casino in Queens.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

Wilson was struck in the head by a piece of debris from Karam’s car that had bounced along the raceway surface.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2022

Once L.A.’s original Ascot raceway shut down after World War I, a second one sprang up in El Sereno, just beyond Lincoln Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

The raceway was slantin' downwards, towords the "Homebase."

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 23, September 3, 1870 by Various

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