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tailrace

tailrace noun: the part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.

Noun

tailrace (plural tailraces)

  1. (archaic) The part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.
    Synonyms:
    waygate
  2. The part of a hydropower facility that carries water away from a turbine.

Synonyms of tailrace

Forms of tailrace

pluraltailraces

Origin of tailrace

From tail + race.

Questions about tailrace

What does tailrace mean?
Tailrace means the part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.
What part of speech is tailrace?
Tailrace is a noun.
What is the plural of tailrace?
The plural of tailrace is tailraces.

Words near tailrace in the dictionary

  1. tailplanes
  2. tailplug
  3. tailplugs
  4. tailpole
  5. tailpoles
  6. tailrace
  7. tailraces
  8. tailridden
  9. tailride
  10. tailrides
  11. tailriding

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