{n} a collection of water at sea, in a vertical column, driven furiously by a whirlwind
Is essentially a tornado happening over water Often it refers to a small, fairly weak revolving column of air over water underneath a cumulonimbus or towering cumulus cloud
A vortex of rapidly moving air over water that is associated with some thunderstorms
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a cumulonimbus cloud with a circulation that reaches the surface of the water, (i e a tornado over water)
a moving column of water drawn up by a whirlwind at sea and meeting a descending, funnel-shaped cloud
A small, weak tornado, which is not formed by a storm-scale rotation It is generally weaker than a supercell tornado and is not associated with a wall cloud or mesocyclone It may be observed beneath cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds and is the water equivalent of a landspout
A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land
A whirling, funnel-shaped or tube-like column of air full of spray which occurs over water, usually in the tropics; a sea-going tornado
a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)
a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof) a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist