racecourse
a current of water, as a millrace.
Origin of racecourse
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How to use racecourse in a sentence
The bookmaking fraternity muster strong on all racecourses, and apparently make an uncommonly good living out of their avocation.
Town Life in Australia | R. E. N. (Richard) TwopenyHe thought he could give up the racecourses; but he was sure that he could at any rate say that he would give them up.
Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite | Anthony TrollopeI wish young men weren't so bad;—that there were no racecourses, and betting, and all that.
Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite | Anthony TrollopeThe Roodee at Chester appears to have been one of the first public racecourses; the townspeople gave a silver bell to be run for.
Horses Past and Present | Walter GilbeySuch men are met in the largest quantities on racecourses in billiard-rooms, and gambling-saloons.
Rogues and Vagabonds | George R. Sims
British Dictionary definitions for racecourse
/ (ˈreɪsˌkɔːs) /
a long broad track, usually of grass, enclosed between rails, and with starting and finishing points marked upon it, over which horses are raced: Also called (esp US and Canadian): racetrack
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