tailwater
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tailwater
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Eric Wailes, agricultural economist for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, has developed a computer program that helps estimate the cost of building on-farm reservoirs and tailwater recovery systems.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
Unfortunately, as with many tailwater fisheries, everybody knows about it.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
On-farm reservoirs and tailwater recovery systems, as well as basic water conservation practices, offer practical solutions.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
The accomplished walleye tournament angler from Rapid City, S.Dak., fishes for tailwater walleyes in the fall and winter with a shallow-running minnowbait such as the original Rapala or a Smithwick Rogue.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
We're on the Green River tailwater below Flaming Gorge Dam in northeastern Utah, which offers some of North America's best trout fishing.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.