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Definition of Millraces
1. millrace [n] - See also: millrace
Lexicographical Neighbors of Millraces
Literary usage of Millraces
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technical Reports by Miami Conservancy District (Ohio), Miami Conservancy District (Ohio (1917)
"Irr.—Irrawaddy. Ro.—Rhone at the mouth of the Scex. Kg.—millraces at ...
Fr.—millraces at Freyberg. Cm.—Marseilles canal. Cv.—Verona canal. ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1892)
"His rivers (canals, millraces, irrigation trenches, etc.) are straight, or as
nearly so as true economy of construction requires, and Professor ..."
3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1885)
"... streams on which were gurgling millraces, by fountains bubbling from out hoary
walls, and through vineyards where the heavy musses of dark green foliage ..."
4. A Treatise on the Law of Telegraph and Telephone Companies: Including by Sidney Walter Jones (1916)
"... organized to carry on a business of this nature, it may also be impowered to
construct power plants,87 canals, reservoirs, millraces and dams on private ..."
5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1892)
"His rivers (canals, millraces, irrigation trenches, etc.) are straight, or as
nearly so as true economy of construction requires, and Professor ..."
6. Glimpses of the Cosmos by Lester Frank Ward (1915)
"His rivers (canals, millraces, irrigation trenches, etc.) are straight, or as
nearly so as true economy of construction requires, and Professor Schiaparelli ..."
7. New England Town Law: A Digest of Statutes and Decisions Concerning Towns by James Smith Garland (1906)
"... to prevent the escape of such fish or their destruction by being drawn into
any flumes or millraces, or otherwise; provided, that such weirs or nets ..."
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