raceway

[ reys-wey ]

noun

1. Chiefly British. a passage or channel for water, as a millrace.
2. a racetrack on which harness races race 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 ¹( def 9 ).

raceway

/ ˈreɪsˌweɪ /

noun

1. See race
   another word for race 1
2. a racetrack, esp one for banger racing
3. See race
   another word (esp US) for race 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of raceway¹

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

Example Sentences

One flash showed them the canoe dancing down the raceway of a lower rapid, and at the next it had disappeared.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

See the living stream pour into America through the raceway of Ellis Island.

From Project Gutenberg

Went in swimming today twise, once down to the raceway and once up to the gravel.

From Project Gutenberg

It reached the point where the curve of the opposite bank draws in to form the narrow raceway of the rapids.

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