millrace

[ mil-reys ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the channel in which the current of water driving a mill wheel flows to the mill.
the current itself.

millrace

/ ˈmɪlˌreɪs /

First recorded in 1470–80; mill ¹ + race ¹

On the starboard quarter they caught a confused rushing noise, like the subdued murmur of a millrace.

Moss and grass on a millwheel in the Midi are no surer signs of abandonment and disuse than a dry millrace.

The crowd caught and bore them both along like chips in a millrace, keeping the interval constant.

Mechanically the lad walked along the millrace, which was made of hewn boards and hollow logs.

The tide was going like a millrace, and the solemn roar of the vast stream made very terrible music in the dark.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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