nounπShareThe act of following someone.""The detective was skilled at tailings, blending into the crowd to follow the suspect unnoticed." "actionpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall."The mason carefully checked the tailings of each brick to ensure they were deep enough in the wall for a strong, stable structure. "architecturepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff."After harvesting the wheat, the farmer burned the tailings left behind, clearing the field for the next crop. "agricultureplantseedChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together."Due to the long telegraph wire and its capacity, the receiver struggled to distinguish individual letters because of the tailings, which blurred the dots and dashes together. "communicationelectronicstechnologysignalphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; gangue, slimes"After the gold was separated from the rock, the mine left behind piles of sandy tailings. "geologyenvironmentmaterialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
