Complete Definition of "mill race"

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Noun
en-noun2|mill race|mill races
#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." 2000:Lewis J Swindle: The History of the Gold Discoveries of the Northern Mines of California's Mother Lode Gold Belt As Told by the Newspapers and Miners 1848-1875. Trafford Publishing ISBN 155212472X p.8.

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