raceway

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US/ˈɹeɪsˌweɪ/

noun

A place where races are held; a racetrack.

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raceracetrackracecoursetrack
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Meanings

nounraceway (plural raceways)

plural raceways

  1. A place where races are held; a racetrack.
  2. An easily-accessible conduit or tray for organizing runs of data or power cabling.
  3. The canal for the current that drives a water wheel.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna canal for a current of water

Similar
race
Broader
canal

nouna course over which races are run

Similar
racetrackracecoursetrack
Broader
course
Also see
raceracecourseracetracktracktrunking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From race + way.

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APA

raceway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raceway

MLA

“raceway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raceway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raceway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raceway.

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