water right

noun

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

especially : riparian right

Examples of water right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The revelations about Nestle piping water from the forest sparked an outpouring of opposition and prompted several complaints to California regulators questioning the company’s water rights claims, which led to the state investigation. —Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025

The two-year pilot (2025-2026) allows second-year enrollment pending compliance with state water rights permitting. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025

Water and humans together has information about water quality, water policies, water regulation, water rights, conservation and pollution, and preserving and restoring watershed. —Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025

The conflict over the Colorado River in many ways resembles California’s internal conflict, including an uncertainty over whether governments can overturn or ignore water rights stretching back to the 19th century. —Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water right

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite