waterspout

See also: water spout

English

Etymology

water +‎ spout

Noun

waterspout (plural waterspouts)

1. A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).
2. A true tornado that passes over a body of water.
3. A channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof.

Quotations

water tornado

• 1922, Katherine Mansfield, At The Bay [1]

  Stanley turned over on his back and kicked with his legs till he was a living waterspout.

Hypernyms

(windstorm):

• whirlwind

Related terms

• landspout

Coordinate terms

(windstorm):

• dust devil

See also

(windstorm):

• fire whirl

(water discharge channel):

• gargoyle

Translations

tornado that occurs over a body of water

• Arabic: تِنِّين m (tinnīn)
• Dutch: waterhoos (nl) f
• Estonian: vesipüks, pilvesammas
• French: trombe (fr) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: πρηστήρ m (prēstḗr)

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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skypumpe m or f

  Nynorsk: skypumpe m

• Portuguese: tromba-d'água f
• Spanish: tifón (es) m, tromba (es)
• Thai: นาคเล่นน้ำ (nâak-lên-náam)

channel through which water is discharged

• Dutch: waterspuwer (nl) m
• German: Wasserspeier (de) m
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• Japanese: 雨樋 (あまどい, amadoi)
• Latin: columna f

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