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rooster tail

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rooster tail

–noun
the wake thrown up behind a speeding boat or the dust thrown up behind a speeding vehicle.

Origin:
1945–50
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rooster tail  
n.  A projected mass of fine particles, as of water or snow, having an arced shape similar to that of a rooster's tail.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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