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mill races

mill races is the plural of mill race.

Meaning of mill race

Noun

mill race (plural mill races)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    lade, mill lade, millrun, watergang

Questions about mill races

What is mill races the plural of?
Mill races is the plural of mill race.

Words near mill races in the dictionary

  1. mill moths
  2. Mill Park
  3. mill pick
  4. mill picks
  5. mill race
  6. mill races
  7. mill rate
  8. mill rates
  9. mill run
  10. mill runs
  11. mill scale

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