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TAILRACE
tailrace
(noun) a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tailrace (plural tailraces)
(archaic) The part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.
The part of a hydropower facility that carries water away from a turbine.
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Source: Wiktionary
Tail"race`, n.
1. See Race, n., 6.
2. (Mining)
Definition: The channel in which tailings, suspended in water, are conducted away.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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