Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tailrace

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: tail-race
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Archaic

noun

The part of a hydropower facility that carries water away from a turbine.

Etymology

From tail + race.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

tailraces (plural)

Synonyms

waygate

Questions

What does tailrace mean?: The part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.
Where does tailrace come from?: From tail + race.

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