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- DictionaryTail·ing/ˈtāliNG/
noun
- 1. the residue of something, especially ore: "tailings from the mine may contaminate local waterways"
- 2. the part of a beam or projecting brick or stone embedded in a wall.
The meaning of TAILING is residue separated in the preparation of various products (such as grain or ores) —usually used in plural.
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In mining, tailings or tails are the materials left over after the process of separating the valuable fraction from the uneconomic fraction of an ore. Tailings are different from overburden, which is the waste rock or other material that overlies an ore or mineral body and is displaced during mining without being processed.
TAILING definition: 1. present participle of tail 2. to follow and watch someone very closely, especially in order to…. Learn more.
noun. the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall. tailings, Building Trades. gravel, aggregate, etc., failing to pass through a given screen. the residue of any product, as in mining; leavings. tailing. / ˈteɪlɪŋ /.
3 days ago · the act of following someone secretly.
verb [ T ] uk / teɪl / us / teɪl /. to follow and watch someone very closely, especially in order to get information secretly: That car has been tailing me for the last ten minutes. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to follow someone or something.
Define tailing. tailing synonyms, tailing pronunciation, tailing translation, English dictionary definition of tailing. n. 1. tailings Refuse or dross remaining after ore has been processed. 2. Architecture The portion of a tailed beam, brick, or board inside a wall.
