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WATERSPOUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("waterspout" is a kind of...):
conduit (a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A heavy rain
Synonyms:
cloudburst; deluge; downpour; pelter; soaker; torrent; waterspout
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("waterspout" is a kind of...):
rain; rainfall (water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("waterspout" is a kind of...):
tornado; twister (a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground)
