waterspout

A noun referring to a tornado over water that picks up a column of water and mist, a heavy downpour of rain, or a channel for discharging water, such as a roof gutter drain.

• 🌐اسم يشير إلى إعصار قمعي يحدث فوق الماء فيرفع عمودًا من الماء والضباب، أو إلى مطر شديد غزير، أو إلى مجرى أو أنبوب لتصريف المياه كالمزراب.

1. Tornado over water B2 formal

   A column of water and mist that is picked up by a tornado passing over a body of water.

   • The sailors spotted a waterspout forming off the coast.
   • Waterspouts can be dangerous for small boats.
   • The waterspout dissipated before reaching the shore.

   🌐إعصار مائي

2. Heavy rain B1 informal

   A sudden and intense downpour of rain.

   • We got caught in a waterspout on our way home.
   • The garden was flooded after the waterspout.
   • A waterspout drenched the entire city in minutes.

   🌐وابل

3. Drainage channel B2 formal

   A pipe or channel that carries water away from a roof or other structure, typically from gutters.

   • The waterspout was clogged with leaves.
   • He repaired the broken waterspout on the roof.
   • Water flowed freely through the waterspout after the storm.

   🌐ماسورة تصريف المياه

   المرادفات: draindrainpipespout

• waterspouts plural form
• waterspouts' possessive plural form
• waterspout's possessive singular form