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wa·ter·spout

 (wô′tər-spout′, wŏt′ər-)
n.
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)
n
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]
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waterspout

An intense low-pressure system which creates a column of fast-moving wind laden with water.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.waterspout - a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mistwaterspout - 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 rainwaterspout - 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)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"
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Translations

waterspout

[ˈwɔːtəspaʊt] N
1. (= tornado) → tromba f marina
2. (= drainage pipe) → tubo m de desagüe
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waterspout

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