noun
race
A channel that directs movement, especially flowing water.
Water rushes through the narrow race beside the old mill.
Etymology
Old Norse rás means a rush or running course. The channel sense names a defined course along which water or other movement runs.
More examples
- Workers cleared leaves from the mill race.
- The race directed water toward the wheel.
- The guide explained how the race powered the machinery.
Forms
race · races
Similar words
- channel
- The broad term for a passage directing water.
- watercourse
- Usually a stream or channel, not specifically one directing a mill.