millrace

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪlˌreɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mil′rās′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mill•race  (mil′rās′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Civil Engineeringthe channel in which the current of water driving a mill wheel flows to the mill.
  2. Civil Engineeringthe current itself.
  • mill1 + race1 1470–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
millrace / ˈmɪlˌreɪs/, millrun
  1. the current of water that turns a millwheel
  2. the channel for this water
'millrace' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
binnacle - mill-run - millrun - millstream - racecourse - raceway

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