In extended use. In the Biblical Psalm 42:7: (apparently) a torrent of water. See waterspout, n. 2 and etymological note at that entry. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > water-spout or sea-storm (10) water pipe1539 In extended use. In the Biblical Psalm 42:7: (apparently) a torrent of water. See waterspout, n. 2 and etymological note at that entry. Obsolete. cataract1555 applied to waterspouts; also transferred. spout1555 Meteorology. A waterspout (waterspout, n. 3b); (occasionally) a sand-spout. Now rare. hurricano1608 Applied by Shakespeare and Drayton to a waterspout. waterspout1625 Meteorology. A rapidly rotating columnar vortex of mist and spray originating downward from a cloud base to reach a body of water below. whirlwater1626 A waterspout. whirl-spout1737 a rotating column of water or dust, a waterspout or dust-whirl. vortex1769 Applied to a waterspout. typhon1774 A waterspout. (Cf. quot. 1625 at typhoon, n..) Obsolete. rare. whirl-pillar1850 = whirl-spout n. |
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