waterspout

Example Sentences

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In Orange County, a possible tornado or waterspout moved ashore around 10:15 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

The strong winds which accompanied the storm cloud began to swirl above the Brisbane River at Kangaroo Point, causing a short-lived waterspout, the name for a tornado over a body of water.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

Witnesses described seeing a waterspout form during the storm before the sinking of the Bayesian yacht, which is similar to a tornado over a body of water.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

And in Hong Kong, a Chinese territory south of Guangdong, a waterspout was sighted over water by the local meteorological agency on Sunday morning.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024

Hello Jameson and Angela, The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin