From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwaterspoutwa‧ter‧spout /ˈwɔːtəspaʊt $ ˈwɒːtər-, ˈwɑː-/ noun [countable] 1 DNHEMa tall stream of water that the wind pulls up from the sea during a violent storm → tornado2 TD old-fashioned a pipe that carries water
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waterspout• I notice a waterspout at the horizon, and watch it until it moves out of sight.• A series of white waterspouts soon rose in the harbor. 