tailrace
[ teyl-reys ]
/ ˈteɪlˌreɪs /
noun
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
Mining.
the channel for conducting tailings or refuse away in water.
Words nearby tailrace
Example sentences from the Web for tailrace
In the winter of 1863 a tailrace was cut to the river which greatly ameliorated conditions.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) |William Henry Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for tailrace
tailrace
/ (ˈteɪlˌreɪs) /
noun
a channel that carries water away from a water wheel, turbine, etc
Compare headrace
mining
the channel for removing tailings in water