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单词 tailrace
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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.

Origin of tailrace

First recorded in 1770–80; tail1 + race1

Words nearby tailrace

tailor's-tack, tail out, tailpiece, tailpipe, tail plane, tailrace, tail rotor, tails, tail skid, tailspin, tailstock
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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, etcCompare headrace
mining the channel for removing tailings in water
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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