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- [reys-wey]
- /ˈreɪsˌweɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [reys-wey]
- /ˈreɪsˌweɪ/
Definitions of raceway word
- noun raceway Chiefly British. a passage or channel for water, as a millrace. 1
- noun raceway a racetrack on which harness races are held. 1
- noun raceway Electricity. a channel for protecting and holding electrical wires and cables, especially a metal rectangular tube used for such purposes. 1
- noun raceway Machinery. race1 (def 11). 1
- noun raceway A track or channel along which something runs, in particular. 1
- noun raceway sport: track for racing 1
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Origin of raceway
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; race1 + way1
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Parts of speech for Raceway
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
raceway popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
raceway usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for raceway
noun raceway
- channel — A channel is a television station.
- conduit — A conduit is a small tunnel, pipe, or channel through which water or electrical wires go.
- race — Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
- canal — A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area.
- course — Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
Antonyms for raceway
noun raceway
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
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