mill race

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Definition of mill race in English Turkish dictionary

millrace
{i} değirmen suyu
millrace
{i} değirmen deresi
millrace
değirmen dere
millrace
suyu değirmen çarkına nakleden kanal
English - English
A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive a mill wheel

The mill race was a ditch that was cut which started along the river’s edge that ran past the mill to provide the water that would turn a wheel that would provide power to the saws. There was a gate on the ditch which could be raised or lowered to allow the water to run or to stop its flow down the ditch.

Alternative form of mill race
millrace
Alternative form of mill race
millrace
{n} a canal to convey water to or from a mill or the current of water
millrace
The channel through which this stream runs
millrace
{i} channel in which the water flows that powers a mill; water current which powers a mill
millrace
The stream of water that drives a water wheel
millrace
a channel for the water current that turns a millwheel
mill race
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