as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
fell into the racecourse for an abandoned water mill
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Recent Examples of racecourse
Construction crews could be seen working on Friday as the racecourse is under construction.
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Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
She is born for the racecourse.
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Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Other nearby attractions include Legoland, historic Runnymede, the Ascot racecourse and the town of Burnham itself.
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Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
24 Apr. 2026
What looks to have caused his downfall was a refusal by smaller racecourse owners — and in particular Arena Racing Company (ARC), whose 16 courses include Chepstow, Newcastle and Wolverhampton — to support the idea of an independent BHA board.
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Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
She is born for the racecourse.
—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Other nearby attractions include Legoland, historic Runnymede, the Ascot racecourse and the town of Burnham itself.
—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
24 Apr. 2026
What looks to have caused his downfall was a refusal by smaller racecourse owners — and in particular Arena Racing Company (ARC), whose 16 courses include Chepstow, Newcastle and Wolverhampton — to support the idea of an independent BHA board.
—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racecourse
Noun
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Public swimming has been available for years in a canal in northeastern Paris during summer.
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As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.
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Despite the dilapidated state, the couple fell in love with its ancient olive trees, a creek and a network of aqueducts winding through the fields.
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The rolling landscape, nestled between a nature preserve and a cattle ranch, had silvery groves of ancient olive trees, a meandering creek, and a network of antique aqueducts snaking through the fields.
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“Racecourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racecourse. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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