1
: a canal for a current of water
2
: a channel for loosely holding electrical wires in buildings
4
: a course for racing
Examples of raceway in a Sentence
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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The couple planned to reopen a long-dormant RC raceway near their home in Beaumont in Riverside County.
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William Liang, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Gold River has closed its visitor center, parking lot and several fish ponds, also known as raceways, due to maintenance and contract issues.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
This longtime Speedway eatery, located a mile and a half from the town's eponymous raceway, will serve a special Easter menu from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the latest reservations seating at 3 p.m.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 14 Apr. 2025
Watts said on Monday that police had finished their investigation and had turned the incident over to the Town of Woodstock, which owns the raceway.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 June 2025
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William Liang, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Gold River has closed its visitor center, parking lot and several fish ponds, also known as raceways, due to maintenance and contract issues.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
This longtime Speedway eatery, located a mile and a half from the town's eponymous raceway, will serve a special Easter menu from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the latest reservations seating at 3 p.m.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 14 Apr. 2025
Watts said on Monday that police had finished their investigation and had turned the incident over to the Town of Woodstock, which owns the raceway.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 June 2025
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“Raceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raceway. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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