tailrace

[ teyl-reys ]

noun
  1. the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.

  2. Mining. the channel for conducting tailings or refuse away in water.

Origin of tailrace

1
First recorded in 1770–80; tail1 + race1

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British Dictionary definitions for tailrace

tailrace

/ (ˈteɪlˌreɪs) /


noun
  1. a channel that carries water away from a water wheel, turbine, etc: Compare headrace

  2. mining the channel for removing tailings in water

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