| 词汇 | waterspout |
| 释义 | waterspout noun[ C ] mainly USuk /ˈwɔː.tə.spaʊt/ us /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.spaʊt/ a tornado (= violently spinning column of air) filled with water that forms over the sea海龙卷，水龙卷（海上的一种强旋风暴） Precipitation: stormy weather angrily blizzard bolt bomb cyclone bombogenesis cyclogenesis cyclonic electrical storm hurricane sheet lightning storm chasing storm cloud tempestuously thunder thundersnow thunderstorm tornadic tornado weather bomb whirlwind Examples of waterspoutwaterspout Ships in the vicinity of an under-water thermo-nuclear explosion would be subjected to a waterspout probably three-quarters of a mile to a mile in width. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In that two-apartment house there are five adults and five juveniles, and it is only within recent weeks that a waterspout has been put near the place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The squall line contains heavy precipitation, hail, frequent lightning, strong straight line winds, and possibly tornadoes and waterspouts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Scud clouds can often be mistaken for a developing tornado, landspout, or waterspout. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Fair-weather waterspouts occur in coastal waters and are associated with dark, flat-bottomed, developing convective cumulus towers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although rare, waterspouts have been observed in connection with lake-effect snow precipitation bands. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. More than one waterspout can occur in the same vicinity at the same time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After falling asleep at the helm of his ship, he's caught in a freak storm and the boat is overwhelmed by a waterspout. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Between these pilasters are five granite slabs, with the iron waterspout located in the second slab. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Strong horizontal winds cause waterspouts to dissipate, destroying the concentration of the updrafts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are similar to waterspouts in appearance and structure, analogous to a fair weather waterspout over land. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The waterspout likely remained on the water for nearly 20 minutes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In contrast, tornadic waterspouts are stronger tornadoes over water. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The waterspout proceeded to strike several other boats with weaker winds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The whale is too seriously wounded to dive beneath the surface, and eventually dies, just as another storm approachesthis time with a waterspout. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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