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wa·ter·spout

(wô′tər-spout′, wŏt′ər-)

1. A tornado or less violent whirlwind occurring over water, consisting of a funnel-shaped whirling column of air and water droplets.

2. A hole or pipe from which water is discharged.

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waterspout

(ˈwɔːtəˌspaʊt)

1. (Physical Geography) meteorol

a. a tornado occurring over water that forms a column of water and mist extending between the surface and the clouds above

b. a sudden downpour of heavy rain

2. (Building) a pipe or channel through which water is discharged, esp one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof

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wa•ter•spout

(ˈwɔ tərˌspaʊt, ˈwɒt ər-)

n.

1. a spout, duct, or the like, from which water is discharged.

2. downspout.

3. a whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that touches the surface of a body of water, drawing upward spray and mist.

[1350–1400]

waterspout

An intense low-pressure system which creates a column of fast-moving wind laden with water.

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Noun	1.	waterspout - a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist tornado, twister - a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
	2.	waterspout - a heavy rain downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, cloudburst, deluge rain, rainfall - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
	3.	waterspout - a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof) conduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"

Translations

Wasserhose

pluviale tromba marina

waterspout

[ˈwɔːtəspaʊt] N

1. (= tornado) → tromba f marina

2. (= drainage pipe) → tubo m de desagüe

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

waterspout

[ˈwɔːtəˌspaʊt] n (pipe, channel) → pluviale m (Met) → tromba d'acqua

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