Phrase guide

mill race

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmɪlɹeɪs/

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noun

Meaning 1

A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive the millwheel in a watermill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: воденичен улей (vodeničen ulej) — channel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 磨坊水道 (mòfáng shuǐdào) — channel
  • Finnish: kouru — channel
  • Finnish: myllyn kouru — channel
  • French: bief — channel
  • Galician: cal — channel
  • Galician: canle — channel
  • Galician: levada — channel
  • German: Mühlgraben — channel
  • German: Mühlbach — channel
  • Hungarian: malomcsatorna — channel
  • Italian: gora — channel
  • Portuguese: levada — channel
  • Spanish: saetín — channel
  • Walloon: bî — channel