tailrace

A noun referring to a channel or watercourse that carries water away from a mill, water wheel, or turbine after it has been used.

• 🇩🇪Kanal oder Gerinne, das das Wasser von einer Mühle, einem Wasserrad oder einer Turbine nach deren Nutzung ableitet.

1. Water channel from a mill or turbine C2 formal

   A channel or watercourse that carries water away from a mill, water wheel, or turbine after it has been used.

   • The tailrace channel was designed to prevent flooding near the mill.
   • Engineers inspected the tailrace for blockages after the storm.
   • Water from the turbine flows into the tailrace and returns to the river.

   🇩🇪Unterwasserkanal

• tailraces plural form
• tailraces' possessive plural form
• tailrace's possessive singular form