| 单词 | waterspout |
| 释义 | waterspout (once / 14004 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY waterspout: waterspouts USAGE EXAMPLESPirates, mutiny, a waterspout, a seaquake and even a giant squid attack have all been posited. New York Times(Nov 06, 2016) Tangled electrical wires hung from homes and poles like vines in a jungle and untended waterspouts trickled into the narrow alleys. Time(Aug 11, 2016) Officials say the tornado started as a waterspout in the Assawoman Bay, came ashore at 4:40 p.m. and lasted until 4:45 p.m. Washington Times(Aug 03, 2016) 1 1n a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist Hyper tornado, twister a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground 2n a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof) 2Hyper conduit a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass n a heavy rain Syn|Hyper cloudburst, deluge, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent rain, rainfall water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere |
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