Noun: waterspout 'wor-tu(r),spawt
- A tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist
"Sailors watched in awe as a waterspout formed in the distance"
- A channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)
"The waterspout directed rainwater away from the house's foundation"
- A heavy rainstorm
"We got caught in a terrible waterspout on our way home";
- downpour, cloudburst, deluge, torrent, pelter, soaker, gullywasher [US, informal]
Derived forms: waterspouts
Type of: conduit, rain, rainfall, tornado, twister
Encyclopedia: Waterspout