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waterspout

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wa·ter·spout  (wôtr-spout, wtr-)
n.
1. A tornado or lesser whirlwind occurring over water and resulting in a funnel-shaped whirling column of air and spray.
2. A hole or pipe from which water is discharged.

waterspout
Noun
a tornado occurring over water, which forms a column of water and mist
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.waterspoutwaterspout - 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.waterspoutwaterspout - a heavy rain
rain, rainfall - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
3.waterspoutwaterspout - 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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I heard old Ahab tell him he must always kill a squall, something as they burst a waterspout with a pistol --fire your ship right into it
Lorry, who came panting in breathless from his struggle against the waterspout of the Carmagnole; after kissing little Lucie, who was lifted up to clasp her arms round his neck; and after embracing the ever zealous and faithful Pross who lifted her; he took his wife in his arms, and carried her up to their rooms.
It came extravagantly, for every canyon had grown into a torrent, every gulch a waterspout, every watercourse a river, and all pouring into the North Fork, that, rushing past the settlement, seemed to threaten it with lifted crest and flying mane.
 
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