/ Dictionary / Index T tailwater: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tail•wa•ter Pronunciation: (tāl'wô"tur, -wot"ur), [key] — n. the water in a tailrace. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. tailstock tailwind Related Content Daily Word Quiz: prevalent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language