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Water right   /wˈɔtər raɪt/   Listen
Water right

noun
1.
Right of access to water.  Synonym: riparian right.






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"Water right" Quotes from Famous Books



... breaking, we shall soon be in the thick of it," observed Jack. Soon after this, just through the grey twilight, a bright flash burst forth high up the hill, followed by a report, and a shot pitched into the water right ahead of the steamer, and sent its spray flying over her. With unabated speed on she went, and now flash after flash burst forth from the hill, and the shot came hissing and bounding on every side round the steamer: still no one ...
— The Three Midshipmen • W.H.G. Kingston

... water's edge, in the hope of catching a fish. And one time, when he lay quite still among the rocks, at the side of a deep pool, with his eyes searching the clear water, Fatty Coon suddenly saw something bright, all yellow and red, that lighted on the water right before him. It was a bug, or a huge fly. And Fatty was very fond of bugs—to eat, you know. So he lost no time. The bright thing had scarcely settled on the water when Fatty reached out and seized it. He put it into his mouth, when the strangest ...
— Sleepy-Time Tales: The Tale of Fatty Coon • Arthur Scott Bailey



Words linked to "Water right" :   right, riparian right



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