Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
waterspouts — n. pipe for rainwater; tornado over water … English contemporary dictionary
waterspout — /waw teuhr spowt , wot euhr /, n. 1. Also called rainspout. a pipe running down the side of a house or other building to carry away water from the gutter of the roof. 2. a spout, duct, or the like, from which water is discharged. 3. a funnel… … Universalium
Waterspout — A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water and is connected to a cumuliform cloud. In the common form, it is a nonsupercell tornado over water, and brings the water… … Wikipedia
Tornado — This article is about the weather phenomenon. For other uses, see Tornado (disambiguation). For the current tornado season, see Tornadoes of 2011 … Wikipedia
Tornadogenesis — A sequence of images showing the birth of a supercellular tornado. First, the rotating cloud base lowers. This lowering becomes a funnel, which continues descending while winds build near the surface, kicking up dust and other debris. Finally,… … Wikipedia
Cyclogenesis — The initial frontal wave (or low pressure area) forms at the location of the red dot on the image. It is usually perpendicular (at a right angle) to the leaf like cloud formation (baroclinic leaf) seen on satellite during the early stage of… … Wikipedia
Thunderstorm — Electrical storm redirects here. For other uses, see Electrical storm (disambiguation). A typical thunderstorm A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm, a lightning storm, thundershower or simply a storm is a form of weather… … Wikipedia
Raining animals — Rain of fish in Singapore, as described by local inhabitants Raining animals is a rare meteorological phenomenon in which flightless animals rain from the sky. Such occurrences have been reported from many countries throughout history. One… … Wikipedia
Balanced flow — In atmospheric science, balanced flow is an idealisation of atmospheric motion. The idealisation consists in considering the behaviour of one isolated parcel of air having constant density, its motion on a horizontal plane subject to selected… … Wikipedia
Cyclone — This article is about the meteorological phenomenon. For other uses, see Cyclone (disambiguation). Polar low over the Barents Sea on February 27, 1987 In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same… … Wikipedia
