raceway
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈreɪsweɪ/
- Archaic
:
canal
- The catfish farms that dot the American Southeast and Midwest are contained in ponds, raceways, or tanks, so fish wastes and uneaten food are not released directly into nearby streams.
Examples
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They now account for rolling elements, raceways, bearing cages, materials, surface finishes, and lubrication ports.
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Using a spherical coordinate system, they constructed formulas that slightly squashed a sphere, added a pair of extra flattened planes on the surface (which they call "raceways"), and pressed one side into a sharp edge.
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This is the gap between the rolling elements and their raceway.
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- The raceway?
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He used freshwater raceway systems to measure how much time was required for fish to eliminate off-flavor.
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"Fresh water is pumped through the raceways to flush out the off-flavors acquired by the fish from the pond system," Zimba explains.
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The old mill relied on a raceway to channel water from the river to power its grinding stones.
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During the tour, we saw how the raceway provided a steady flow of water to keep the fish healthy.
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Engineers designed the raceway to efficiently direct water to the turbine for generating electricity.
Synonyms
57
3.8
A deep narrow waterway that ships can use
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8.2
A channel built to carry water to or from a mill
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4.8
A channel, natural or man-made, where water flows like a river
A channel that carries water to turn a wheel at a mill
A channel that carries water to turn a mill wheel
A channel that carries water to a mill or turbine to make power
A stream of water that turns a mill's wheel to give power
A large pipe or channel that carries water to a turbine
A canal that factories use to get water or move goods
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Morphology
Etymology
Raceway can also mean a channel for water, because race once meant 'a fast stream' or 'rush'. That is why a raceway is a narrow water path that directs fast water to a wheel or turbine.