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

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Examples from the Web for raceway

After my breakfast I took in the place and went to the raceway where the first piece of gold was discovered.
The Adventures of a Forty-niner|Daniel Knower
Went in swimming today twise, once down to the raceway and once up to the gravel.
The Real Diary of a Real Boy|Henry A. Shute
He was having a raceway dug on the American river for the purpose of erecting a saw-mill, as there was no lumber in the country.
The Adventures of a Forty-niner|Daniel Knower
By referring to Fig. 80, the action of the shuttle in the raceway can be seen, which is from A to B.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out|Fred T. Hodgson

One flash showed them the canoe dancing down the raceway of a lower rapid, and at the next it had disappeared.
Stranded in Arcady|Francis Lynde

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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raceway

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