Advertisement
Advertisement
tailing
[tey-ling]
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 /
noun
the part of a beam, rafter, projecting brick or stone, etc, embedded in a wall
Example Sentences
Apart from some surveillance, tailing suspects, one fatal encounter and an occasional chase, there’s little in the way of capital-A Action, mostly just a lot of talk — inquisitive, instructive, threatening, discursive, domestic or speechifying.
"The tailings release and breach was promptly brought under control within hours of detection," the firm said in a statement on 3 September.
A few months later, undercover Internal Affairs detectives began tailing the two involved officers — something that Garza and Gonzalez both claimed they were kept in the dark about.
The spill happened when a tailings dam, used to store toxic waste and heavy metals, collapsed into the Kafue River, a key drinking water source, following heavy rain.
On June 12, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accompanied ICE agents to Huntington Park, with a film crew tailing her.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse