English Dictionary

tailings

noun

(mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing. / (alcohol production) The feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation.

The tailings from the mine were stored in a designated area.

意味（1）

(mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing.

意味（2）

(alcohol production) The feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation.

[…] and it is made into a mash which is fermented and distilled in the same way that an ordinary grain mash is handled in a whisky distillery. The tailings from the still are first compressed to extract the water, and[…]