tailrace

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noun

The part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.

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Meanings

nountailrace (plural tailraces)

plural tailraces

  1. archaicThe 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 & antonyms

nounThe part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.

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waygate

Origin

From tail + race.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tailrace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailrace

MLA

“tailrace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailrace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailrace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailrace.

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