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Recent Examples of millrace
According to the North Branford Land Conservation Trust, the dam and millrace in the area dates back to 1761 and over its history was used to power a lumber mill, cider mill, grist mill and a factory that produced ax handles.
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Peter Marteka, courant.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Peter Marteka, courant.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millrace
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Trump has criticized previous U.S. policy that turned over control of the canal, a key link for shipping between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, to Panama.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected Trump’s accusations that the key trade route is being operated by China and lodged complaints with the United Nations over Trump’s promises to retake the canal, which was handed over to the country in 1977.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
23 Jan. 2025
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The ash from the fires can also enter surface water supplies like reservoirs and aqueducts.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
15 Jan. 2025
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Most water used in Los Angeles does not come from Northern California but rather from local aqueducts and groundwater.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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The waterway also gives travelers access to interesting places such as Bratislava, Slovakia, and Regensberg, Germany, that may be lesser known among Americans.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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To the north and east of the circle runs the Coral Gables waterway, which is bordered on both sides by limestone cliffs that climb up to 20 feet above sea level.—
Nicolas Rivero,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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That episode led to the diversion of the Turia watercourse, which meant that a large part of the city was spared of these floods.—
Teresa Medrano,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Nov. 2024
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The flash floods battered regions like Barrio de la Torre in Valencia, where narrow streets became lethal watercourses.—
Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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Their objective is to ride every ride in Walt Disney World—every rollercoaster, carousel, log flume, slot car, centrifugal motion simulator and rotating educational theater stage show attraction, across all four parks—in a single operating day.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Equipped with a kiddie pool, two flume slides and speed slides, Wave Country has activities for people of any age, with proximity to a skating park and access to Two Rivers Golf Course.—
Antonia Lopez,
The Tennessean,
28 July 2024
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This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.—
Erik S. Hanley,
Journal Sentinel,
9 Dec. 2024
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In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2016
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The road also looks much wider than most Mario Kart raceways, possibly accommodating 24 drivers.—
Will Greenwald,
PCMAG,
16 Jan. 2025
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The stands, which line both sides of the raceway, were full as our procession turned onto the track itself.—
Rachel Kushner,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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Drag slider compare photos The turnaround has been heralded by Casitas General Manager Mike Flood as the fastest rebound in the lake's history, according to reports in the Ventura County Star, with water going over the dam's spillway in April 2024—something last seen in 1998.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2024
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By late April, the reservoir had reached the spillway.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Millrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millrace. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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