waterspout

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist
noun a heavy rain
noun a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)

From water + spout.

=manga=, f., hurricane, whirlwind, waterspout. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
We used often to see waterspouts in the sea. — The Coral Island, R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
“Well, would you like to know what occasioned that waterspout? — The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne

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