as in canals
an open man-made passageway for water
fell into the racecourse for an abandoned water mill
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Recent Examples of racecourses
Andretti offers multiple activities, but its main attractions are the massive racecourses.
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Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
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Four Seasons Resort and Residences Puerto Rico Expansive rain gardens, nature trails, lakes, and canals create an out-of-the-ordinary resort feel.—
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The watershed also is situated on relatively flat, low-lying and porous terrain, enabling higher tides to penetrate deeper into the freshwater marshes through the vast network of canals that holds the watershed together.—
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The tunnel would create a second route to transport water from new intakes on the Sacramento River to the south side of the Delta, where pumps send water into the aqueducts of the State Water Project.—
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Workers excavated parts of the route with explosives and built locks and aqueducts along 363 miles of canal.—
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“Racecourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racecourses. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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