- waterspout water·spout n
- ['wɔːtəˌspaʊt]
(pipe, channel) pluviale m, Met tromba d'acqua
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waterspout water·spout n
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waterspout — /waw teuhr spowt , wot euhr /, n. 1. Also called rainspout. a pipe running down the side of a house or other building to carry away water from the gutter of the roof. 2. a spout, duct, or the like, from which water is discharged. 3. a funnel… … Universalium
water — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) A clear liquid and major component of all living things Nouns 1. water, moisture, wetness; drinking water, spring water, mineral water; sea or salt water, fresh water; serum, serosity; lymph; rheum;… … English dictionary for students
Spout — Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is conveyed in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waterspout — late 14c., drainpipe, from WATER (Cf. water) (n.1) + SPOUT (Cf. spout). Meaning whirlwind on open water is recorded from 1738 … Etymology dictionary
spout — [spout] n. [ME spute, spoute < the v.] 1. a lip, orifice, or projecting tube, as on a teapot, in a drinking fountain, etc., by which a liquid is poured or discharged 2. a) a stream, jet, or discharge of or as of liquid from a spout b) the… … English World dictionary
waterspout — [wôt′ərspout΄] n. 1. a hole, pipe, or spout from which water runs 2. a) a whirling funnel shaped or tubelike column of air full of spray occurring over water, usually in tropical areas, often comparable in intensity to a dust devil b) Rare a… … English World dictionary
Waterspout — Wa ter*spout , n. A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land. [1913 Webster] Note: Tall columns, apparently of cloud, and reaching from the sea to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spout — 1 noun (C) 1 a small tube or pipe on a container that you pour liquid out through 2 a spout of water/blood etc a sudden strong stream of liquid which comes out of somewhere very fast: The whale blew a spout of water into the air. see also:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spout — spout1 [spaut] n ↑spout 1.) a small pipe on the side of a container that you pour liquid out through 2.) spout of water/blood etc a sudden strong stream of liquid which comes out of somewhere very fast →↑waterspout 3.) up the spout BrE informal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spout — spouter, n. spoutless, adj. spoutlike, adj. /spowt/, v.t. 1. to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet. 2. Informal. to state or declaim volubly or in an oratorical manner: He spouted his theories on… … Universalium
waterspout — wa•ter•spout [[t]ˈwɔ tərˌspaʊt, ˈwɒt ər [/t]] n. 1) bui a spout, duct, or the like, from which water is discharged 2) bui downspout 3) mer a whirling, funnel shaped cloud that touches the surface of a body of water, drawing upward spray and mist… … From formal English to slang
