as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
the child who fell through the ice was helplessly swept along the raceway, still trapped under the ice, by the current
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Force was unable to open his eyes or respond to commands to squeeze the hands of medical examiners in the days after his engine seemingly exploded on a Virgina raceway on June 23.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
Within a day, after most had acclimated to their new home, the coral were moved from the outdoor raceway tanks to an indoor spawning facility.
—Jenny Staletovich, NPR, 22 June 2024
Shuttles will depart for the raceway starting at 4 p.m. each day with the last departure at 8 p.m.
Return shuttles to Tempe will begin at 1 a.m. with the last departure leaving the raceway at 3 a.m. each night.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
The festival, held at a remote raceway in Alton, Virginia, had just been called off early by promoters citing bad weather, and Shinedown had been slated to headline that night.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
Within a day, after most had acclimated to their new home, the coral were moved from the outdoor raceway tanks to an indoor spawning facility.
—Jenny Staletovich, NPR, 22 June 2024
Shuttles will depart for the raceway starting at 4 p.m. each day with the last departure at 8 p.m.
Return shuttles to Tempe will begin at 1 a.m. with the last departure leaving the raceway at 3 a.m. each night.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
The festival, held at a remote raceway in Alton, Virginia, had just been called off early by promoters citing bad weather, and Shinedown had been slated to headline that night.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Princess Eugenie, her sister Princess Beatrice, and their mother Sarah, Duchess of York, attended the second day of Royal Ascot on Wednesday at the world-famous racecourse, fashioning looks that spoke to their individual style sensibilities.Julia Teti, WWD, 20 June 2024
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That was a precursor to a pre-launch event held in May 2022 on the grounds of Mumbai’s racecourse for 2,500 realtors, giving them a sneak peak of Prestige’s upcoming projects followed by dinner.Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Raceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raceway. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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