as in canals
an open man-made passageway for water
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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Noun
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Stockholm offers travelers exploration through cobblestone alleys that wind along canals, and colorful townhouses and cafés that have been shaped by centuries of influence since its founding as a trading port in 1252.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025 -
In Flagler County, numerous docks flooded and waves were topping over some seawalls along a series of canals off the Intracoastal in Palm Coast, and a few inches of tidal flooding was reported in the oceanfront community of Flagler Beach, emergency officials told the weather service.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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For millennia, qanats—ingenious underground aqueducts—balanced survival with scarcity across the central plateau of Iran.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Raceways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raceways. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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