noun
- channels that carry water away from waterwheels, turbines, or mills after the water has been used to generate power
Usage: engineering; hydroelectric
Examples
- The old mill’s tailraces directed water back to the main river.
- Engineers designed new tailraces to improve the dam’s efficiency.
- Fish ladders were installed near the tailraces to help salmon migration.
- The tailraces carried spent water downstream from the power plant.
- Maintenance crews regularly inspect the concrete tailraces for damage.
- The tailraces were widened to handle increased water flow.