tailrace

• Canal ou cours d'eau qui évacue l'eau après son passage par un moulin, une roue hydraulique ou une turbine.

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

1. Water channel from a mill or turbineC2formal

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

   Canal de fuite

   • 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.