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head⋅race

  [hed-reys]
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–noun
the race, flume, or channel leading to a water wheel or the like.
Origin:
1840–50; head + race 1
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head·race   (hěd'rās')   
n.  A watercourse that feeds water into a mill, water wheel, or turbine.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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