Home › Words › R › roostertailroostertailroostertail · noun — A violent fountain or spray, especially one caused by a moving vehicle or boat.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, roostertail ranks #317 of 43,201 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom rooster + tail, from analogy with the shape of a rooster's feathered tail.nounA violent fountain or spray, especially one caused by a moving vehicle or boat.e.g.“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:verbTo pour like a fountain; to spurt violently.e.g.“The red dust of Tanguieta rolling and roostertailing behind us.” — 2005, Pete Watson, “The Prisoner”, in The Heart of the Lion, →ISBN:To move rapidly through water, leaving a roostertail wake.e.g.“The shiny new aluminum tribal Jet-Boat roostertailed up the river, straight for us, kicking up a wake that rocked our boat hard enough to knock the cards off the cooler.” — 2005, Dave Ames, A Good Life Wasted, →ISBN, page 197:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.spouting 54% match — That is propelled in a narrow stream or jet. vs roostertail →sprayful 54% match — Full of spray; spraying. vs roostertail →splashout 54% match — The splashing of liquid out of a container or reservoir. vs roostertail →fountlet 53% match — A small fountain. vs roostertail →fountain 53% match — A natural source of water; a spring. vs roostertail →fountainlet 53% match — A small fountain vs roostertail →sprayey 52% match — Full of spray. vs roostertail →rushing 52% match — A rapid surging motion. vs roostertail →