waterspouts

plural of waterspout
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. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 How many waterspouts formed on the Great Lakes Sunday? Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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gutters
Noun
  • Remove standing water around homes, such as in flowerpots, buckets and gutters.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • 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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