millstream

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Recent Examples of millstream One of them is recorded in the Domesday Book, which was written in 1086, and pieces of a Roman millstone have recently been found in the bed of the millstream. Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2021
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Noun
  • Hotel du Palais de l'Isle overlooks a quiet canal—one of the many that earned the city of Annecy its Venice of France monicker.
    Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Romeo Florez-Perez, 24, was sought in a homicide investigation by the agency that began after a body was discovered near the Emory Street canal around 8 a.m. Nov. 28, according to a press release Wednesday from the agency.
    Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Seeking alternative transit The closure of the Moselle is holding up around 70 ships, as there are no alternative waterways for large freighters.
    Sin To, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Hit the Urbanna Kayak Trail for an experience that combines exploration of the local waterways with centuries of history.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • The flash floods battered regions like Barrio de la Torre in Valencia, where narrow streets became lethal watercourses.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • New York City has been placed under a drought warning, with city agencies now under water restrictions and repairs to the city’s main water aqueduct put on pause as the city’s dry spell continues, Mayor Adams announced Monday.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The Central Arizona Water Conservation District was created to establish the delivery of Central Arizona Project water, repay CAP costs, and operate and maintain CAP aqueduct.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The study shows data from 24 subjects who completed a 15-minute incremental swim test in a flume (the swimming equivalent of a treadmill, where the speed of the water can be adjusted).
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a log flume ride based on Disney’s 2009 film The Princess and the Frog.
    Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2016
Noun
  • The accident was the worst ever seen at the raceway, ABC News said.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The highway was closed just after 7 a.m. between exit 123 for Clear Spring Ranch and exit 122 for the raceway, agency officials said in a travel alert.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Advocates argue there’s a lot more to consider environmentally than whether a spillway is big enough.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Both years saw major flooding and use of the spillway.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024

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“Millstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millstream. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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