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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A projected mass of fine particles, as of water or snow, having an arced shape similar to that of a rooster's tail.
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oroboros commented on the word rooster tail
As applied to aviation: the impressive geyser of water generated behind a jet aircraft flying at high airspeed a few feet above a body of water; it's caused by the aerodynamic flow surrounding the airframe and/or the high pressure jet engine exhaust exiting at the rear of the aircraft. Image here.
June 15, 2015