waterspout (n.)

  1. a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist

  2. a heavy rain

    [ Syn: downpour , cloudburst , deluge , torrent , pelter , soaker ]

  3. a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)

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