millrace

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Recent Examples of millrace According to the North Branford Land Conservation Trust, the dam and millrace in the area dates back to 1761 and over its history was used to power a lumber mill, cider mill, grist mill and a factory that produced ax handles. Peter Marteka, courant.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millrace
Noun
  • Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2025
  • Leisure travelers have lots of choices when trying to decide which portions of the canal might make the most exciting vacation experience.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Daniel: Not just anyone can go wade waist-deep in aqueduct water.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
  • Austin leads Craig on a late-night adventure through a twisty-turny aqueduct, ending up, illegally, in city hall after-hours.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Dating back to at least the 12th century, the island is separated from Lesser Town by a millstream that powered local mills for hundreds of years.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • One of them is recorded in the Domesday Book, which was written in 1086, and pieces of a Roman millstone have recently been found in the bed of the millstream.
    Laura Euler for Dirt.com, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • As a bonus, the sellers are throwing in a 51-foot yacht, a Sea Ray 510 held at the nearby Corinthian Yacht Club, plus a 60-foot private slip at Pier 39 in San Francisco that makes exploring local waterways and getting back and forth to the city a breeze.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 May 2025
  • All District waterways are subject to a swim ban - this means wading, too!
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • That episode led to the diversion of the Turia watercourse, which meant that a large part of the city was spared of these floods.
    Teresa Medrano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The flash floods battered regions like Barrio de la Torre in Valencia, where narrow streets became lethal watercourses.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Braving a series of twists and turns while racing down the flume of a high-speed dueling water coaster? Sun Sentinel Dave Hyde: Ten April blunders tell why Dolphins don’t win in January For too much of a quarter-century, the Dolphins have been on the wrong side of either-or draft decisions.
    South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Highlights here include two award-winning golf courses, a luxurious spa, and a 91,000-square-foot water park featuring a lazy river and water flume. hammockbeach.com, 200 Ocean Crest Dr, Palm Coast, FL 32137 Rent A Condo Many Palm Coast visitors choose to rent a condominium for their stay.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Still, on May 4, India lowered sluice gates at the Baglihar dam, effectively reducing the downstream flow to Pakistan through the Chenab River by up to 90%, according to the Hindustan Times.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 May 2025
  • This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.
    Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The road also looks much wider than most Mario Kart raceways, possibly accommodating 24 drivers.
    Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The stands, which line both sides of the raceway, were full as our procession turned onto the track itself.
    Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024

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“Millrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millrace. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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