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millrace

[ mil-reys ]

noun

  1. the channel in which the current of water driving a mill wheel flows to the mill.
  2. the current itself.


millrace

/ ˈɪˌɪ /

noun

  1. the current of water that turns a millwheel
  2. the channel for this water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of millrace1

First recorded in 1470–80; mill 1 + race 1
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As Marshall looked over the work on the millrace, he saw something “shining in the bottom … I reached my hand down and picked it up … I was certain it was gold.”

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Like miners standing at a millrace, Californians look for speedy solutions, so the idea that change takes time is “lost in translation,” Baldassare said.

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Deciding to use the millrace as a path, I waded forward against the water flow, knowing it would take me to the river.

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The fire is also believed to have killed fish swimming in the neighboring millrace.

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On the south side of the property, there are plans for a trail that would run between the southern border of the site and the recently restored millrace.

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