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

Some have speculated that a waterspout flying over the Bayesian could have been "popped" by the mast, dumping a huge amount of water onto the boat - and sinking it rapidly.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

In the early hours of Monday, that prompted a waterspout – a tornado-like rotating column of cloud and water that engulfed the Bayesian.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 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

The waterspout looked like it was going to hit us dead on.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman