English Dictionary

mill race

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɪlɹeɪs/

名詞

A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive a mill wheel.

日本語の意味

水車を動かすため、川や小川から流れを分けて造られた急流の人工の水路

The mill race thundered beneath the old stone bridge, driving the wooden wheel that ground the villagers' grain.

古い石の橋の下を急速に流れる、水車を回すための用水路が轟き、木製の車輪が村人たちの穀物を挽いていた。

意味（1）

A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive a mill wheel.

She liked the cold water of the mill-race, and without shame or hesitation would throw off her frock and float like a mermaid, almost invisible, in the watery element.

mill races （ plural ）