"raceway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: raceways [plural]
Etymology: race + way Etymology templates: {{compound|en|race|way}} race + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} raceway (plural raceways)
  1. A place where races are held; a racetrack.
    Sense id: en-raceway-en-noun-teA6HrP0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 17 12
  2. An easily-accessible conduit or tray for organizing runs of data or power cabling.
    Sense id: en-raceway-en-noun-tmDy1QjA
  3. The canal for the current that drives a water wheel.
    Sense id: en-raceway-en-noun-Cyl~80eC

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for raceway meaning in English (1.1kB)

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