English to English
waterspout
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noun (n)
- a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist(noun.phenomenon)source: wordnet30
- a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land.(noun)source: webster1913