waterspout

C2 Topic:Weather & Climate
US /ˈwɔ.təɹ spaʊt/ UK /ˈwɔː.tə spaʊt/
noun Freq #81397

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a rotating column of air and spray formed over water; figuratively, any violently whirling or surging mass

    The dancers swept through the square like a waterspout.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a rotating column of air... water tornadowhirlwind
Word family
Related forms gargoylelandspout

Etymology

From water + spout.

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