raceway
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Definition
- Noun:
- A course over which races are run: A defined track, path, or channel designed for competitive racing, often for vehicles, animals, or boats.
- A canal for a current of water: An artificial channel or conduit built to carry or direct a flow of water, often for industrial or power generation purposes.
Usage Examples
Noun (Racing Course):
- The new raceway will host its first car race next month.
- The horses sped around the muddy raceway.
Noun (Water Channel):
- The engineer inspected the concrete raceway that supplied water to the mill.
- A wooden raceway was constructed to divert the stream to the turbine.
Advanced Usage
"To build/construct a raceway": To create a channel or track for a specific purpose.
- The city plans to build a new raceway for the annual dragon boat competitions.
"Lay/install a cable raceway": In electrical contexts, a protective enclosure or channel for routing wires and cables. (Note: This is a specific compound term listed here as it is a common technical application of the core concept of a "channel").
- The electrician installed a plastic raceway to conceal the network cables along the wall.
Variants and Related Words
- Racecourse (n): A track or ground for racing, especially for horses.
- Watercourse (n): A natural or artificial channel through which water flows.
- Flume (n): An artificial channel for conveying water, often with a steep gradient.
Synonyms
- Track: A prepared course for racing.
- Channel: A length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas, or an artificial watercourse.
- Conduit: A channel for conveying water or other fluid.
Related Phrases
- "To channel water through a raceway": To direct water flow via a constructed channel.
- They channeled water through a raceway to power the old sawmill.
Related Idioms
Noun
- a course over which races are run
- a canal for a current of water