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waterspout, tornado tornado, dark, funnel-shaped cloud containing violently rotating air that develops below a heavy cumulonimbus cloud mass and extends toward the earth. The funnel twists about, rises and falls, and where it reaches the earth causes great destruction. ..... Click the link for more information. occurring at sea or over inland waters. The characteristic funnel-shaped cloud is formed at the base of a cumulus-type cloud and extends downward to the water surface, where it picks up spray. Waterspouts are most frequent in tropical regions, but are not uncommon in higher latitudes. waterspout Meteorol a. a tornado occurring over water that forms a column of water and mist extending between the surface and the clouds above b. a sudden downpour of heavy rain waterspout [′wȯd·ər‚spau̇t] (engineering) A pipe or orifice through which water is discharged or by which it is conveyed. (meteorology) A tornado occurring over water; rarely, a lesser whirlwind over water, comparable in intensity to a dust devil over land. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I heard old Ahab tell him he must always kill a squall, something as they burst a waterspout with a pistol --fire your ship right into it Lorry, who came panting in breathless from his struggle against the waterspout of the Carmagnole; after kissing little Lucie, who was lifted up to clasp her arms round his neck; and after embracing the ever zealous and faithful Pross who lifted her; he took his wife in his arms, and carried her up to their rooms. It came extravagantly, for every canyon had grown into a torrent, every gulch a waterspout, every watercourse a river, and all pouring into the North Fork, that, rushing past the settlement, seemed to threaten it with lifted crest and flying mane. |
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