Waterspout

  • 11waterspout — Synonyms and related words: baguio, beak, brash, burst of rain, cloudburst, cyclone, deluge, downfall, downflow, downpour, downspout, drencher, dust devil, flood, gargoyle, gushing rain, heavy rain, plash, pour, rainburst, rainspout, rainstorm,… …

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  • 12waterspout — wa|ter|spout [ˈwo:təspaut US ˈwo:tər , ˈwa: ] n 1.) a tall stream of water that the wind pulls up from the sea during a violent storm →↑tornado 2.) old fashioned a pipe that carries water …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13waterspout — n. pipe for rainwater; tornado over water …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 14waterspout — noun a rotating column of water and spray formed by a whirlwind occurring over the sea or other body of water …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 15waterspout — noun (C) 1 a pipe that water flows through 2 a type of storm over the sea in which a violent circular wind pulls water into a tall twisting mass compare tornado …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16waterspout — wa•ter•spout [[t]ˈwɔ tərˌspaʊt, ˈwɒt ər [/t]] n. 1) bui a spout, duct, or the like, from which water is discharged 2) bui downspout 3) mer a whirling, funnel shaped cloud that touches the surface of a body of water, drawing upward spray and mist… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17waterspout — /ˈwɔtəspaʊt/ (say wawtuhspowt) noun 1. a pipe running down the side of a house to take away water from the gutter of the roof. 2. a spout, nozzle, or orifice from which water is discharged. 3. Meteorology a. a tornado like storm or whirlwind over …

  • 18waterspout —   Waipu ilani, waikō ihi; pūlehu (rare) …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 19waterspout — n. a gyrating column of water and spray formed by a whirlwind between sea and cloud …

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  • 20Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race waterspout — The south coast tornado was a tornadic waterspout spawned by a supercell thunderstorm off the south coast of New South Wales on the 26th of December, 2001, during the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The tornado passed very close to the yacht… …

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