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tailrace

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tail·race (t

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n.

1. The part of a millrace below the water wheel through which the spent water flows.

2. A channel for floating away mine tailings and refuse.

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tailrace - a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine

waterway, watercourse - a conduit through which water flows

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