Definition of rooster tail
: a high arching spray (as of water, dust, or snow) thrown up behind a fast-moving motorboat, motor vehicle, or skier
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Our heels flipped little rooster tails of sand up behind us.
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Further down, spoons, crankbaits, and rooster tails have worked well, with aggressive chasing from trout.
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Best fish caught in past week were down just above Powersite dam dam on black rooster tails.
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First Known Use of rooster tail
1934
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