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- 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
bilby commented on the word rooster tail
From a coroner's report into the death of three idiots:
"21. The three were seen by several people between 12 noon and 12.30pm coming into the beach at Boat Harbour. The boat was run up onto the beach. Photographs taken by a tourist show the boat leaving the Boat Harbour Beach at 12.42pm.
22. A witness described seeing the boat also leave the Boat Harbour region with a “huge rooster tail”, that is to say a large volume of water being caused by the angle of the outboard engine. A rooster tail is ordinarily caused by an engine being poorly trimmed."
- Simon Cooper, 'Coroner's findings following the investigation into the death (Without Inquest) of Dixon, Isaiah Solomon; Thomas, Bree-Anna Mary Jennifer; Courto, Thomas James', 23 April 2024.
The full tale of woe is here: https://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/757461/Dixon,-Thomas-and-Courto-SJC-WEB.pdf
April 23, 2024