waterspoutnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɔː.tə.spaʊt/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.spaʊt/mainly USa tornado (= violently spinning column of air) filled with water that forms over the sea
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Precipitation: stormy weather
- blow
- blow up
- bolt
- cyclone
- funnel cloud
- gale-force
- hurricane
- ice storm
- lightning
- rainstorm
- sheet lightning
- snowstorm
- squall
- stormy
- thunder
- thunderbolt
- thundery
- twister
- typhoon
- whirlwind
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