Waterspout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist

a heavy rain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɔːɾɚspˌaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɔːtəspˌaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɔːtəspˌaʊt/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɔːɾɚspˌaʊt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cloudburst pelter torrent downpour deluge soaker

Word Forms

deluge	verb	fill or cover completely, usually with water
torrential	adjective	pouring in abundance
pelt	verb	rain heavily
soak	verb	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wasserspeier

ein Tornado, der über Wasser zieht und eine Wasser- und Nebelsäule aufnimmt

🇫🇷French

trombe

une tornade passant au-dessus de l'eau et ramassant une colonne d'eau et de brouillard

🇪🇸Spanish

tromba marina

un tornado que pasa sobre el agua y levanta una columna de agua y niebla

🇮🇹Italian

tromba marina

un tornado che passa sull'acqua e raccoglie una colonna d'acqua e nebbia

🇳🇱Dutch

waterhoos

een tornado die over water trekt en een kolom water en mist oppikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

tromba d'água

um tornado passando sobre a água e acumulando uma coluna de água e névoa

🇷🇺Russian

смерч

торнадо, проходящий над водой и поднимающий столб воды и тумана

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जलस्तंभ

एक बवंडर पानी के ऊपर से गुजर रहा है और पानी और धुंध का एक स्तंभ उठा रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

জলাশয়

একটি টর্নেডো জলের উপর দিয়ে যাচ্ছে এবং জল এবং কুয়াশার একটি স্তম্ভ তুলে নিচ্ছে৷

🇮🇳Tamil

நீர்நிலை

ஒரு சூறாவளி நீரைக் கடந்து, நீர் மற்றும் மூடுபனியின் நெடுவரிசையை எடுக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

జలధార

ఒక సుడిగాలి నీటి మీదుగా వెళుతుంది మరియు నీరు మరియు పొగమంచు యొక్క నిలువు వరుసను తీయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

जलस्रोत

एक चक्रीवादळ पाण्यावरून जात आहे आणि पाण्याचा स्तंभ आणि धुके उचलत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વોટરસ્પાઉટ

ટોર્નેડો પાણીની ઉપરથી પસાર થાય છે અને પાણી અને ઝાકળના સ્તંભને ઉપાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಲಧಾರೆ

ಸುಂಟರಗಾಳಿಯು ನೀರಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಾದುಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ನೀರು ಮತ್ತು ಮಂಜಿನ ಕಾಲಮ್ ಅನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജലപ്രവാഹം

വെള്ളത്തിന് മുകളിലൂടെ കടന്നുപോകുന്ന ഒരു ചുഴലിക്കാറ്റ് വെള്ളത്തിൻ്റെയും മൂടൽമഞ്ഞിൻ്റെയും ഒരു നിര എടുക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਟਰਸਪਾਊਟ

ਇੱਕ ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰੋਂ ਲੰਘ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਤੇ ਧੁੰਦ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਲਮ ਚੁੱਕ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

واٹر سپاؤٹ

ایک طوفان پانی کے اوپر سے گزر رہا ہے اور پانی اور دھند کا ایک کالم اٹھا رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

水龙卷

龙卷风掠过水面并卷起水柱和雾气

🇯🇵Japanese

竜巻

竜巻が水の上を通過し、水柱と霧を巻き上げること

🇰🇷Korean

배수구

토네이도가 물 위를 지나가고 물기둥과 안개를 휩쓸고 있는 모습

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vòi nước

một cơn lốc xoáy đi qua mặt nước và cuốn theo một cột nước và sương mù

🇹🇭Thai

รางน้ำ

พายุทอร์นาโดที่พัดผ่านน้ำและหยิบเสาน้ำและหมอกขึ้นมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

puting beliung

tornado melewati air dan mengambil kolom air dan kabut

🇲🇾Malay

semburan air

puting beliung yang melintasi air dan memungut tiang air dan kabus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عمود الماء

إعصار يمر فوق الماء ويلتقط عمودًا من الماء والضباب

🇮🇷Persian

آبراهه

گردبادی که از روی آب می گذرد و ستونی از آب و مه را می گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

su hortumu

suyun üzerinden geçen ve bir su ve sis sütununu toplayan bir kasırga

🇮🇱Hebrew

זרבובית מים

טורנדו חולף על פני מים וקולט עמוד של מים וערפל

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