rooster tail

noun

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

intransitive verb roos·ter-tailed, roos·ter-tail·ing, roos·ter-tails

To move or turn in such a way as to project a rooster tail: “I got the car cranked and we rooster-tailed out of there” (Roy Blount).

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