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 Congress has enacted nearly three dozen tribal water rights settlements across the U.S. over the last four decades and federal negotiation teams are working on another 22 agreements involving dozens of tribes. Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 24 May 2024 Elsewhere on the Colorado River, leaders of the Navajo Nation and two other tribes are preparing to vote on a momentous water rights settlement that could begin to repair past injustices. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for water right 

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Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 May. 2024.

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