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roostertails

roostertails is the plural of roostertail.

roostertails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roostertail.

Meaning of roostertail

Noun

roostertail (plural roostertails)

  1. A violent fountain or spray, especially one caused by a moving vehicle or boat.
    • A roostertail of snow kicked up behind me.1988, Libby Riddles, Race Across Alaska: First Woman to Win the Iditarod Tells Her Story, →ISBN, page 21

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Questions about roostertails

What is roostertails the plural of?
Roostertails is the plural of roostertail.

Words near roostertails in the dictionary

  1. roostership
  2. roosterships
  3. roostertail
  4. roostertailed
  5. roostertailing
  6. roostertails
  7. roosting
  8. roostings
  9. roostmate
  10. roostmates
  11. roosts

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