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waterspout

noun

ˈwȯ-tər-ˌspau̇t

Definition of waterspout

as in gutter

a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof the waterspout became clogged, and then the roof leaked

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Recent Examples of waterspout The waterspouts — funnels of air and water mist — hit parts of the eastern Rockaways and Atlantic Beach, the weather service reported. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 And a situation similar to yesterday’s happened in 2012, when what began as a waterspout came onshore in Queens, Radell says. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026 Destructive tornadoes and drenching storms pummeled the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, including two waterspouts that came ashore in the New York City area. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Primary hazards include damaging wind gusts, locally heavy rainfall and frequent lightning strikes, with hail and a brief tornado or waterspout also possible. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for waterspout

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gutter

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Standing urinals in the form of gutters are found at some Roman public buildings, such as the Colosseum.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
The documents detail a sprawling crime scene filled with bullet holes and littered with shell casings recovered from around the church, the neighboring playground and as far away as the walls and gutters of houses in the surrounding neighborhood.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

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