mill race
UK/ˈmɪlɹeɪs/
mill race noun: a fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive the millwheel in a watermill.
Noun
mill race (plural mill races)
- A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive the millwheel in a watermill.
- She liked the cold water of the mill-race, and without shame or hesitation would throw off her frock and float like a mermaid, almost invisible, in the watery element.1935, Benedict Read, The Green Child, Capuchin, published 2010, page 36
- For a time the apostis glowed like a forge; gradually it dimmed and went out, and our ship resumed a more conventional position, though the wind still screamed in the rigging and the clouds scudded under us like flecks of foam in a mill race.1987, Gene Wolfe, chapter XXVII, in The Urth of the New Sun, 1st US edition, New York: Tor Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 162
Synonyms of mill race
Forms of mill race
| plural | mill races |
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| alternative form | mill-race |
| alternative form | millrace |
Questions about mill race
- What does mill race mean?
- Mill race means a fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive the millwheel in a watermill.
- What part of speech is mill race?
- Mill race is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mill race?
- Mill race is pronounced /ˈmɪlɹeɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mill race?
- The plural of mill race is mill races.
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