Waterspout

/wˈɔːtəspˌa‍ʊt/

/wˈɔːɾɚspˌaʊt/

Waterspout

a heavy rain

synonyms : cloudburst

a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)

a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist

Examples

1. A waterspout was spotted five miles away near the Lacassine Bayou.

2. A waterspout sucked it up.

3. But sometimes, waterspouts form when land tornadoes move out to sea.

4. The Sicily tornadoes began as two waterspouts that travelled across the Sicilian plains from Marsala to Castellamare del Golfo.