"waterspouts" in the noun sense
1. waterspout
a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist
2. downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker
a heavy rain
3. waterspout
a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)
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