waterspout
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wa·ter·spout /ˈwɔːtəspaʊt $ ˈwɒːtər-, ˈwɑː-/ noun [countable] 1. DNHEMa tall stream of water that the wind pulls up from the sea during a violent storm 〔由风暴引起的〕水龙卷,海龙卷 → tornado2. TD old-fashioned a pipe that carries water 喷水嘴
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waterspout• I notice a waterspout at the horizon, and watch it until it moves out of sight.• A series of white waterspouts soon rose in the harbor.wa·ter·spout nounChineseSyllable
stream the water that of a tall Corpus
waterspout
wa‧ter‧spout /ˈwɔːtəspaʊt $ ˈwɒːtər-, ˈwɑː-/
noun [countable]
1. a tall stream of water that the wind pulls up from the sea during a violent storm ⇨ tornado
2. old-fashioned a pipe that carries water
wa‧ter‧spout /ˈwɔːtəspaʊt $ ˈwɒːtər-, ˈwɑː-/
noun [countable]1. a tall stream of water that the wind pulls up from the sea during a violent storm ⇨ tornado
2. old-fashioned a pipe that carries water