raceway
[
reys
-wey]
/ˈreɪsˌweɪ/
noun
1.
Chiefly British.
a passage or channel for water, as a millrace.
2.
a racetrack on which harness
races
are held.
3.
Electricity.
a channel for protecting and holding electrical wires and cables, especially a metal rectangular tube used for such purposes.
4.
Machinery,
race
1
(def 11).
Origin
1820-30;
race
1
+
way
1
Examples from the web for
raceway
raceway
is based on the continuous water flowing through the culture tanks.
Water quality within the
raceway
also remains outstanding.
The cable is in
raceway
from the point of emergence from the ground into the panel.
British Dictionary definitions for
raceway
raceway
/
ˈreɪsˌweɪ
/
noun
1.
another word for
race
1
(sense 5)
2.
a racetrack, esp one for banger racing
3.
another word (esp US) for
race
1
(sense 6)