ALL meanings of waterspout
wa·ter·spout
W w - noun waterspout A rotating column of water and spray formed by a whirlwind occurring over the sea or other body of water. 1
- noun waterspout Also called rainspout. a pipe running down the side of a house or other building to carry away water from the gutter of the roof. 1
- noun waterspout a spout, duct, or the like, from which water is discharged. 1
- noun waterspout a 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. Compare tornado (def 1). 1
- noun waterspout a tornado occurring over water that forms a column of water and mist extending between the surface and the clouds above 0
- noun waterspout a sudden downpour of heavy rain 0
- noun waterspout a pipe or channel through which water is discharged, esp one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof 0
- noun waterspout a hole, pipe, or spout from which water runs 0
- noun waterspout a whirling funnel-shaped or tubelike column of air full of spray occurring over water, usually in tropical areas, often comparable in intensity to a dust devil 0
- noun waterspout a similar whirlwind of lesser intensity 0