race course

race·course

[reys-kawrs, -kohrs]
noun
2.
a current of water, as a millrace.

Origin:
1755–65; race1 + course

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racecourse (ˈreɪsˌkɔːs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Also called (esp US and Canadian): racetrack a long broad track, usually of grass, enclosed between rails, and with starting and finishing points marked upon it, over which horses are raced

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