waterspout
Plural: waterspouts
Noun
- a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist
- a heavy rain
- a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)
- A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).
- A true tornado that passes over a body of water.
- A plume of water rising from the surface of a body of water as the result of an explosion or impact.
- A channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof.
Origin / Etymology
From water + spout.
Scrabble Score: 15
waterspout: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwaterspout: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
waterspout: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
waterspout: valid Words With Friends Word