tailrace

Noun

Meaning

See Race, n., 6.

The channel in which tailings, suspended in water, are conducted away.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

river creek brook aqueduct gulch gully canal sluice swash race channel bed duct ditch conduit
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Antonyms

headland

Anagrams

claraite

Examples

Removal of the tailrace and intake plugs continued through the end of 2014 and is forecast to be substantially complete in early 2015. Source: Internet

You can actually start near the dam tailrace and walk to the visitor center. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tailpipe tailplane tailpole tailride tails tailshaft