Complete Definition of "waterspout"

English
Noun
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#a tornado that occurs over a body of water
#a channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof

Quotations
;water tornado
1922, w:Katherine Mansfield|Katherine Mansfield, At The Bay 1
:Stanley turned over on his back and kicked with his legs till he was a living waterspout.

See also
gargoyle

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