tailrace
English
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) The part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.
- The part of a hydropower facility that carries water away from a turbine.
Etymology
Compound from English tail + English race (fruits, having a characteristic taste, etc).
Origin
English
race
Gloss
fruits, having a characteristic taste, etc
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tailgate English
- astrotail English
- ballrace English
- bangtail English
- beavertail English
- betail English
- blacktail English
- bluetail English
- boattail English
- bobtail English
- brantail English
- bristletail English
- broadtail English
- bucktail English
- catstail English
- cattail English
- coattail English
- cottontail English
- cowtail English
- cross-tail English
- culvertail English
- de-tail English
- dovetail English
- drabble-tail English
- draggle-tail English
- ducktail English
- enrace English
- ethnorace English
- fantail English
- feathertail English
- filetail English
- firetail English
- fishtail English
- flagtail English
- fleet race English
- flickertail English
- flufftail English
- footrace English
- forcepstail English
- forktail English
- foxtail English
- freetail English
- gainrace English
- goldentail English
- goldtail English
- hairtail English
- hardtail English
- headrace English
- heliotail English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- horntail English
- horsetail English
- interrace English
- jollytail English
- kicktail English
- landrace English
- longtail English
- looptail English
- lyretail English
- magnetotail English
- match race English
- metaltail English
- midrace English
- minirace English
- mousetail English
- multirace English
- needletail English
- nonrace English
- outrace English
- overrace English
- oxtail English
- pentail English
- pigtail English
- pintail English
- ploughtail English
- plowtail English
- postrace English
- prerace English
- proto-race English
- pseudotail English
- quaketail English
- race English
- race-bending English
- race-blind English
- race-fellow English
- race-goer English
- raceable English
- raceabout English
- racebend English
- racebending English
- racebike English
- racebook English
- racecar English
- racecard English
- racecourse English
- racecraft English
- racegoer English
- racegoing English
- racehorse English
- raceless English
- racelike English
- racemaking English
- racepath English
- raceplay English
- racer English
- racerunner English
- racest English
- raceth English
- racetrack English
- racewalk English
- racewalker English
- racewalking English
- raceway English
- racewear English
- racial English
- raciation English
- raciology English
- racy English
- rat race English
- rattail English
- redtail English
- ring-tailed English
- ringtail English
- roostertail English
- roughtail English
- rubytail English
- scaletail English
- scissorstail English
- scissortail English
- sharptail English
- shavetail English
- sheartail English
- shieldtail English
- shirttail English
- shorttail English
- silktail English
- silvertail English
- singletail English
- spadetail English
- spatuletail English
- spiketail English
- spindletail English
- spinetail English
- sprigtail English
- springtail English
- squaretail English
- squirreltail English
- stage race English
- stifftail English
- streamertail English
- stubtail English
- subrace English
- superrace English
- swallowtail English
- swingletail English
- swingtail English
- swordtail English
- tagtail English
- tail English
- tail end English
- tail-pole English
- tail-shedding English
- tailable English
- tailache English
- tailback English
- tailbeat English
- tailblock English
- tailboard English
- tailbone English
- tailbud English
- tailcoat English
- tailcord English
- tailcuff English
- tailcup English
- taildragger English
- tailed English
- tailend English
- tailer English
- tailfan English
- tailfeather English
- tailfin English
- tailflip English
- tailflipping English
- tailgate English
- tailgroup English
- tailgut English
- tailhead English
- tailhole English
- tailhook English
- tailism English
- taillamp English
- tailless English
- taillight English
- taillike English
- tailmost English
- tailnumber English
- tailpiece English
- tailpin English
- tailpipe English
- tailplane English
- tailpole English
- tailride English
- tailshield English
- tailsitter English
- tailslide English
- tailspin English
- tailspot English
- tailstand English
- tailstock English
- tailstrike English
- tailswing English
- tailward English
- tailwater English
- tailwheel English
- tailwhip English
- tapertail English
- tapetail English
- thistletail English
- thorntail English
- torace English
- transrace English
- tripletail English
- trundletail English
- turntail English
- twintail English
- ultrarace English
- undertail English
- ur-race English
- veiltail English
- wagtail English
- wedgetail English
- whiptail English
- white-tailed hawk English
- whitetail English
- yellowtail English
- race Dutch, Flemish
- race Middle English
- tail Middle English
- ras Welsh
- resi Swahili
- teil Kriol
- racy
- tail
- race
- racer
- tailed
- racest
- enrace
- torace
- tailer
- oxtail
- betail
- racial
- raceth
- rattail
- midrace
- bobtail
- wagtail
- tailgut
- tailpin
- tailend
- tailism
- tailcup
- redtail
- cattail
- pintail
- tailfan
- fantail
- nonrace
- pigtail
- tagtail
- de-tail
- foxtail
- ur-race
- tailbud
- pentail
- cowtail
- prerace
- subrace
- outrace
- raceway
- racecar
- tailfin
- tailgate
- taillamp
- tailflip
- ballrace
- whiptail
- taillike
- brantail
- flagtail
- tailache
- racepath
- hairtail
- tailwhip
- tailhook
- rubytail
- silktail
- tailbone
- racewear
- racecard
- minirace
- forktail
- fishtail
- raceless
- stubtail
- horntail
- Tailgate
- tapetail
- ducktail
- racewalk
- racelike
- tailbeat
- veiltail
- bucktail
- tailcuff
- postrace
- ringtail
- overrace
- tailcoat
- tailhole
- landrace
- tailcord
- turntail
- tailmost
- firetail
- tailhead
- freetail
- tailable
- bangtail
- footrace
- raceable
- coattail
- racegoer
- gainrace
- lyretail
- plowtail
- racebook
- raceplay
- tailback
- headrace
- boattail
- tailless
- goldtail
- dovetail
- looptail
- catstail
- tail end
- kicktail
- twintail
- hightail
- tailspot
- tailride
- hardtail
- racebend
- tailward
- filetail
- tailspin
- racebike
- longtail
- rat race
- bluetail
- tailpipe
- tailpole
- tailblock
- flufftail
- raciation
- broadtail
- spinetail
- metaltail
- tapertail
- sharptail
- quaketail
- sheartail
- shirttail
- horsetail
- spadetail
- blacktail
- shavetail
- undertail
- transrace
- race-goer
- stifftail
- tailwheel
- jollytail
- swordtail
- shorttail
- heliotail
- tailswing
- tailstand
- mousetail
- wedgetail
- tailstock
- scaletail
- racehorse
- ultrarace
- racegoing
- tailslide
- racetrack
- tailpiece
- spiketail
- raciology
- whitetail
- tail-pole
- tailwater
- tailboard
- sprigtail
- tailgroup
- raceabout
- taillight
- racecraft
- roughtail
- ethnorace
- interrace
- tailplane
- thorntail
- swingtail
- superrace
- astrotail
- multirace
- shieldtail
- racerunner
- match race
- tailstrike
- yellowtail
- race-blind
- squaretail
- cottontail
- racewalker
- racecourse
- singletail
- fleet race
- proto-race
- tailshield
- beavertail
- pseudotail
- ploughtail
- tripletail
- goldentail
- stage race
- culvertail
- springtail
- tailsitter
- silvertail
- needletail
- cross-tail
- racemaking
- tailnumber
- swallowtail
- racebending
- spatuletail
- race-fellow
- taildragger
- feathertail
- bristletail
- magnetotail
- hightail it
- tailfeather
- ring-tailed
- trundletail
- thistletail
- scissortail
- racewalking
- forcepstail
- spindletail
- roostertail
- swingletail
- flickertail
- drabble-tail
- draggle-tail
- streamertail
- squirreltail
- tailflipping
- race-bending
- scissorstail
- tail-shedding
- white-tailed hawk