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millrace
[ mil-reys ]
noun
- the channel in which the current of water driving a mill wheel flows to the mill.
- the current itself.
millrace
/ ˈmɪlˌreɪs /
noun
- the current of water that turns a millwheel
- the channel for this water
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Example Sentences
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.
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