roostertail

roostertail
roostertail [ro͞os′tər tāl΄]
n.
a full spray or cloud, as of water in the wake of a speeding boat or dust from a speeding car: also written rooster tail

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rooster tail n.
A projected mass of fine particles, as of water or snow, having an arced shape similar to that of a rooster's tail.

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