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Definition of waterspout noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

waterspout

noun

/ˈwɔːtəspaʊt/

/ˈwɔːtərspaʊt/

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a column of water that is pulled up from the sea during a storm by a column of air that turns round and round rapidlyTopics The environmentc2

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