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National Weather Service meteorologists consider forecasting waterspouts during the late summer and fall whenever large, cool air masses overspread the waters of the Great Lakes.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Every year, in Yoro, Honduras, for example, fish rain down on the city thought to have been sucked into waterspouts.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Video footage of the waterspout and photos of the destruction at Paw Paw Point were reviewed and verified by the NWS.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2025
Falling off the wind to sail around the waterspout.
—Stephen Colbert, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2011
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Every year, in Yoro, Honduras, for example, fish rain down on the city thought to have been sucked into waterspouts.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Video footage of the waterspout and photos of the destruction at Paw Paw Point were reviewed and verified by the NWS.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2025
Falling off the wind to sail around the waterspout.
—Stephen Colbert, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterspout
gutter
Noun
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Exhibitors will include companies that specialize in HVAC, electrical systems, windows, doors, roofing or gutters, according to a press release from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry of Milwaukee.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Remove standing water around homes, such as in flowerpots, buckets and gutters.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Waterspout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterspout. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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