单词 | tailrace |
释义 | tailrace[ teyl-reys ] / ˈteɪlˌreɪs / nounthe 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 tailraceFirst recorded in 1770–80; tail1 + race1 Words nearby tailracetailor's-tack, tail out, tailpiece, tailpipe, tail plane, tailrace, tail rotor, tails, tail skid, tailspin, tailstock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tailrace
British Dictionary definitions for tailracetailrace / (ˈteɪlˌreɪs) / nouna 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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