as in gutters
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof
the waterspout became clogged, and then the roof leaked
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Recent Examples of waterspouts
Offshore from these areas, the NWS also warned that waterspouts could form.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
How many waterspouts formed on the Great Lakes Sunday?
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
How many waterspouts formed on the Great Lakes Sunday?
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterspouts
gutters
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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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Rainfall creates ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes in standing water like puddles and gutters.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Waterspouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterspouts. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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