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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wa•ter•spout /ˈwɔtɚspaʊt, ˈwɑtɚ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga spout or pipe from which water is sent out.
- Meteorologya whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that touches the surface of a body of water, drawing upward spray and mist.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wa•ter•spout (wô′tər spout′, wot′ər-),USA pronunciation n. - BuildingAlso called rainspout. a pipe running down the side of a house or other building to carry away water from the gutter of the roof.
- Buildinga spout, duct, or the like, from which water is discharged.
- Meteorologya funnel-shaped or tubular portion of a cloud over the ocean or other body of water that, laden with mist and spray, resembles a solid column of water reaching upward to the cloud from which it hangs. Cf. tornado (def. 1).
- 1350–1400; 1730–40 for def. 3; Middle English; see water, spout
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: waterspout /ˈwɔːtəˌspaʊt/ n - a tornado occurring over water that forms a column of water and mist extending between the surface and the clouds above
- a sudden downpour of heavy rain
- a pipe or channel through which water is discharged, esp one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof
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