race
1
8.4
- noun
- /reɪs/
- Archaic
- As the plane took off, the race of air produced by the propellers pushed back against the wind.
Examples
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The aircraft created a strong race of air as it soared into the sky.
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The engineer calculated the race of air generated by the new propeller design during testing.
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In addition, the organization, using a small brush truck, set up a "water race" for children.
Blog text (5) -
"The poet is there on the bus; we are there; we are all in the mill-race."
Academic text (2007) -
Feet lodged in scuppers, leaning too far over the side, watching the black water race by.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
12
8.0
Air moving behind a fast vehicle like a plane or car that helps others go faster
3
6.1
A backward flow of water behind a moving boat that rocks small boats
2
8.4
The flow of air pushed backward by a propeller or wing
1
6.3
Air pushed backward by an aircraft propeller or jet engine
1
8.4
A propeller or rotor pushes air backward that can shake things nearby
Idioms
- Informal
11
4.5
A situation where people must finish something quickly before it is too late
Compounds
32
4.2
A competition between countries to make more powerful weapons and military technology
- Archaic
12
8.6
A group of people with dark skin, often with African heritage, a term now seen as old-fashioned
- NSFW
9
7.0
A violent public fight between different races or ethnic groups that damages places and people
5
1.9
A race between teams where each runner runs part of the distance and passes a baton
- Archaic
1
8.0
An old label for people with light skin who come from Europe and nearby regions
1
3.5
A race where people run and go over or through things that block the way like walls
- Offensive
1
9.9
A person who believes people of different races have natural, important differences
- Jargon
1
9.4
A race for horses where owners set a price so other people can buy any horse after it
- Offensive
1
9.9
A belief that human races have natural, fixed differences that cause different intelligence or behavior
- Jargon
1
6.3
A horse race where a driver rides a small two-wheeled cart pulled by horses that trot or pace
- Slur
1
9.9
An old word now seen as offensive for people with light skin from Europe, North Africa, or Southwest Asia
- Slur
1
9.9
An old, wrong idea that grouped East and Southeast Asian people and is now seen as insulting
- Jargon
Ideas linking being gay, race, and politics that want equal money and power
A long dog sled race across Alaska that happens every year and covers about 1,000 miles
- Jargon
A horse race where the winning horse is put up for auction immediately after the race
Surface Forms
Etymology
Race for the air flow behind a propeller comes from the same idea of a fast 'rush' or current of air, so the race is the strong moving air pushed back by the propeller.