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raceway

American  
[reys-wey] / 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.

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of raceway

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

Example Sentences

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The couple planned to reopen a long-dormant RC raceway near their home in Beaumont in Riverside County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

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

He had spent the day watching the race at the new Miami International Autodrome, a temporary raceway that loops around Hard Rock Stadium, just north of the city.

From New York Times • May 13, 2022

Dr. Quink forced himself to relax, to ignore the ins and outs of the commuters' raceway.

From You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did by Fisher, David E.

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