| the wake thrown up behind a speeding boat or the dust thrown up behind a speeding vehicle. |
| roost·er-tail (rōō'stər-tāl') intr.v. 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). |