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 Definitions of tailrace  [ˈteɪlˌreɪs]  

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Definition of 'tailrace' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) tailrace
a channel leading away, as from a waterwheel.

2.  tailrace
a channel for conducting tailings away.

Etymology:  (1770–80)

Definition of 'tailrace' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) tailrace
a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine
Definition of 'tailrace' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) tailrace
see Race, n., 6

2. (noun) tailrace
the channel in which tailings, suspended in water, are conducted away

'tailrace' - Nearby Entries  

tail rotor  tailpiece  tailpipe  tailplane  tailrace  tails  tailspin  



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