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/hed"rays'/, n.the race, flume, or channel leading to a water wheel or the like.[1840-50; HEAD + RACE1]
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Headrace — Head race ( r[=a]s ), n. See {Race}, a water course. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
headrace — [hed′rās΄] n. the channel or race furnishing water as to a mill wheel: opposed to TAILRACE … English World dictionary
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headrace — n. channel through which water flows to a mill wheel … English contemporary dictionary
headrace — /ˈhɛdreɪs/ (say hedrays) noun the race, flume, or channel leading to a waterwheel or the like …
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Race — Race, n. [OE. ras, res, rees, AS. r[=ae]s a rush, running; akin to Icel. r[=a]s course, race. [root]118.] 1. A progress; a course; a movement or progression. [1913 Webster] 2. Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
