water right

noun

: a right to the use of water (as for irrigation)

especially : riparian right

Examples of water right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then there are the recent changes to Utah’s water laws, which created ways for the owners of water rights to lease, sell and donate those rights. —Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026

From the border, to oil theft, water rights, data centers, and many other issues. —Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2026

Jim Madaffer, a water authority board member and vice chair of the Colorado River Board of California, recently noted that the Imperial Irrigation District has among the most senior water rights. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026

Arizona says one of the proposals would essentially empty the Central Arizona Project Canal, while another would apportion shortages based not on water rights seniority but on proportional use, a switch-up that could help Arizona and hurt California. —Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water right

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite