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Webster 1913 Edition
Tailrace
Tail′raceˊ
,Noun.
1.
See , 6.
Race
, Noun.
2.
(Mining)
The channel in which tailings, suspended in water, are conducted away.
Definition 2024
tailrace
tailrace
English
Noun
tailrace (plural tailraces)
- (archaic) The part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.
- The part of a hydropower facility that carries water away from a turbine.