water right

noun

: a right to the use of water (as for irrigation)
especially : riparian right

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At the time, water agencies were desperate for water rights. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025 Increasing traffic, concerns over water rights or loss of agricultural land often dominate city council or planning-and-zoning commission discussions across Southwest Idaho. Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2025 The new law, to take effect June 20, also allows for purchasing and leasing surface water and water rights. Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 But the columns that are under water right now are part of a shipwreck. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for water right

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water right was in 1793

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“Water right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20right. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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