waterspout
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtərspaʊt/
- UK
:
bajante
- After the rain, water gushed out of the old waterspout and created puddles on the ground.
That's that hot hose hit, you know, it's like drinking off that hose in the summer, you know, that house hose, that outdoor waterspout.
- That's that hot hose hit, you know, it's like drinking off that hose in the summer, you know, that house hose, that outdoor waterspout.
Examples
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The builder installed a new waterspout to efficiently direct rainwater away from the house.
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An icicle hung from the waterspout.
Fiction book (1990) -
The class had been singing the "Eensy Weensy Spider." During the observation, Pat was working with one child as she made a tactile picture representing the spider going up the waterspout.
Academic text (2007) -
Water flowed freely down the waterspout from the rooftop into the drainage system.
Synonyms
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3.0
A pipe under the street that carries away rainwater
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2.5
A pipe that carries water away from a building, for example from the roof
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3.4
A pipe that carries rainwater from the roof gutter down to the ground
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3.0
A pipe that carries rainwater from a roof to the ground or drain
A pipe on a building that carries rainwater from the roof to the ground
A pipe or channel that carries rainwater away from streets and buildings
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word waterspout is simply water + spout, and spout means 'to pour out'. So a waterspout on a roof is the pipe that pours rain away from the gutter, like the spout on a kettle.