mill-race

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mil reys]
- /mɪl reɪs/
- /mɪl reɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mil reys]
- /mɪl reɪs/

Definitions of mill-race word

noun mill-race the channel in which the current of water driving a mill wheel flows to the mill. 1
noun mill-race the current itself. 1

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Origin of mill-race

First appearance:

before 1470

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1470-80; mill1 + race1

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Parts of speech for Mill-race

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mill-race

mill-race popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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