headrace

ˈhɛdreɪs

Definition

Definition of headrace - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

engineering

TECH.

channel carrying water to a mill or turbine

TECH.

The headrace was blocked, stopping the mill.

channel

conduit

watercourse

rowing event

TECH.

time trial in rowing

TECH.

The team prepared for the headrace on Saturday.

race

time trial

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channel carrying water to a mill or turbine

Origin of headrace

English, head (top) + race (channel)

Examples of headrace in a sentence

A new headrace was constructed to improve efficiency.
The rowers were exhausted after the headrace.
Winning the headrace was their main goal for the season.

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French:canal d'amenée, tête de rivière, ...
German:Obergraben, Zeitfahren, ...
Italian:canale di adduzione, regata a cronometro, ...
Spanish:canal de alimentación, contrarreloj, ...
Portuguese:canal de adução, prova cronometrada, ...
Chinese:引水渠, 赛艇计时赛, ...
Japanese:水路, ...
Arabic:قناة تغذية, سِباق زَمَنِيّ في التَّجْدِيف, ...
Hebrew:תְּעָלָה עִלִּית, מֵרוֹץ חֲתִירָה, ...
Russian:водовод, гонка на время, ...
Ukrainian:водогін, часовий заїзд, ...
Hindi:हेडरेस, समय परीक्षण, ...
Bengali:জলবাহী চ্যানেল, হেডরেস, ...
Catalan:canal de conducció, contrarellotge, ...
Czech:náhon, veslařská časovka, ...
Danish:vandkanal, kaproning, ...
Dutch:aanvoerkanaal, tijdrit, ...
Greek:κανάλι τροφοδοσίας, αγώνας χρονομέτρησης, ...
Hungarian:felvízcsatorna, időfutam, ...
Khmer:ប្រឡាយនាំទឹកចូល, ការប្រកួតទូកចែវវាស់ពេលវេលា, ...
Korean:수로, 시간 기록 경기, ...
Persian:کانال آب, مسابقه زمانی, ...
Polish:kanał doprowadzający wodę, wyścig na czas, ...
Portuguese (BR):canal de adução, prova contra o relógio, ...
Romanian:canal de aducțiune, cursă contra cronometru, ...
Swedish:tilloppskanal, tidslopp, ...
Thai:ช่องทางนำน้ำ, การแข่งขันแบบจับเวลา, ...
Turkish:su kanalı, zamana karşı yarış, ...
Vietnamese:kênh dẫn nước, cuộc đua tính giờ, ...

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