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tailrace definition

tail·race (-rās′)

noun

  1. the lower part of a millrace
  2. a water channel to carry away tailings from a mine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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