waterspout

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waterspout

/ˈwɔːtə spaʊt/ UK
/ˈwoːtə spawt/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈwɔtɚ spaʊt/ US
[ˈwɔɾɚ spaʊt] US
/ˈwɑtɚ spaʊt/ US, cot caught merger
[ˈwɑɾɚ spaʊt] US, cot caught merger
/ˈwɔtəɾ spʌʊt/ Scotland

Where it comes from

From water + spout.

noun waterspouts

A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).
Similar: cataract
A true tornado that passes over a body of water.
A plume of water rising from the surface of a body of water as the result of an explosion or impact. Basically, the problem was actually the British had too many ships! The Grand Fleet wasn't half bad with its gunnery, but there was so many battleships throwing fire at the battlecruisers and battleships of the High Seas Fleet that it was actually very difficult to tell "Is that splash from us? Is t
A channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof; downspout; drainpipe.

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noun tornado that occurs over a body of water

Español	tifón, tromba
中文	水龍捲 /水龙卷 shuǐlóngjuǎn, 海龍捲風 /海龙卷风
हिन्दी	जलस्तंभ jalastambh
Português	tromba-d'água
Français	trombe
Deutsch	Wasserhose
Ελληνικά	υδροστρόβιλος ydrostróvilos
Română	trombă
العربية	تِنِّين tinnīn

noun channel through which water is discharged

日本語	雨樋 amadoi
Português	calha
Deutsch	Wasserspeier

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@misc{waterspout_2026,
  title = {waterspout},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/waterspout},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}