tailwater

[ teyl-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
/ ˈteɪlˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

noun

the water in a tailrace.

Origin of tailwater

First recorded in 1750–60; tail1 + water

Words nearby tailwater

tailrace, tails, tailskid, tailspin, tailstock, tailwater, tailwind, taimyr peninsula, tain, tainan, taine