raceway
raceway Lexical Profile
raceway Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American A track or course used for racing, especially for motor vehicles or harness horses.
"Thousands of motorsport fans gathered at the local raceway for the championship event."
An artificial channel or passage constructed to carry a swift current of water, such as a millrace or a flow-through tank used in aquaculture.
"The trout hatchery uses concrete raceways to maintain a constant flow of fresh, oxygenated water for the fish."
An enclosed conduit, channel, or tray designed to hold and protect electrical wires and cables within a building.
"The electrician ran the network cables through a surface-mounted plastic raceway along the baseboard."
The smooth grooved ring or track within a ball or roller bearing along which the rolling elements move.
"Inspect the inner and outer raceways of the wheel bearing for any signs of pitting or wear."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-19th century as a compound of "race" (in the sense of a swift current or artificial water channel, from Old Norse rás) and "way"; the sense of a track for speed competitions developed later from the sense of a contest of speed.