| 单词 | waterspout |
| 例句 | Its shimmering waterspouts looked more like fancy glass sculptures than liquid. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Rani clambers up the waterspout on the side of shop and onto the low tin roof. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He runs around the side of the building and starts clambering up the waterspout. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Watch this,” she called, and wiggled her rusty fingers back and forth while singing, “The itsy-bitsy spider went up the waterspout.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a tugging sensation in my gut, and the waterspouts exploded like the world’s largest carwash. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Shortly after 11 a.m., numerous reports of waterspouts were reported as showers and thunderstorms moved across the northshore waters, officials said. Forecast: Thunderstorms, hail, waterspouts 2011-09-24T17:09:00Z The Administration’s website is also a good introduction to ocean-related topics like sand formation, sponges, intertidal zones and phenomena like maelstroms and waterspouts. 17 Learning Tools For Your Next Outdoor Excursion 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z Any vessel attempting to do so encounters contrary winds and dangerous waterspouts, these barriers having been set up by the S.R.S.C., the Society for the Removal of Superfluous Children. Review | Before Tolkien created hobbits, there were Snergs. And oh, how delightful they were! 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z To rekindle earlier glory, the network plans to focus on social media, which helped generate a surprise hit with "Sharknado," a TV movie that featured waterspouts depositing sharks in Los Angeles. Syfy seeks hits with new dramas in the mold of 'Battlestar Galactica' 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z When a waterspout ran over the bow of his ship, his radar went black and the entire ship rocked. “Water is where I find my peace”: Meet the master river pilot who conquers the Mississippi every day 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z A huge waterspout has been captured on camera off the coast of the Isle of Wight in England. Watch: Huge waterspout caught on camera off Isle of Wight 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z TORNADOES: There is a potential threat of isolated, brief land tornadoes and waterspouts, but it’s considered low. Hurricane Hilary likely so big it will cover all of Southern California, forecasters say 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z In Florida, city officials in Clearwater said in an email that a waterspout came ashore Friday afternoon “sending beach-related items flying into the air” and injuring two people from Kansas. Heat wave has US South sweltering, from tornado-ravaged West Texas town to Florida beaches 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z A violent storm and winds, along with a waterspout, capsized the vessel at around 7 p.m. local time. Charter boat carrying Israeli and Italian intelligence officials sinks, killing 4 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The waterspout dissipated when it reached the shore so did little damage apart from the scattered beach chairs and tables. Waterspout crashes onto beach full of people in Miami 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The UK's national weather service, the Met Office, said the waterspout was spotted on 26 August. Watch: Huge waterspout caught on camera off Isle of Wight 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z There is a risk of waterspouts or small tornadoes. SoCal storms: How long will the rain last and when will it finally clear up? 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z There were even reports of winter waterspouts — akin to devilish vortexes of stream — on Lake Champlain and over the open Atlantic. ‘Historic Arctic outbreak’ crushes records in New England 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Low-level convergence, or the gathering of air near the surface, meanwhile, could even support a remote waterspout over the lake — something meteorologists reported observing coming to pass early Friday. Massive lake-effect snowfalls in western New York blamed in 2 deaths 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z A tornado called a waterspout brought winds of up to 110 kilometers an hour, or 68 miles per hour, to the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. After Deadly Fires and Disastrous Floods, a Canadian City Moves to Sue Big Oil 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z A powerful tornadic waterspout tore through parts of Smith Island, Md., in the Chesapeake Bay, on Thursday evening, smashing homes, tearing down power lines and scattering airborne debris across parts of the community. A damaging tornadic waterspout barreled through parts of Smith Island 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z A waterspout that has damaged homes and boats in Smith Island, US has been caught on camera. Waterspout caught on camera in US 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z A massive waterspout swirls up from the horizon at right. Review | A thrilling new take on Winslow Homer — America’s favorite artist 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z “It moved in from the Gulf. We had a marine warning out for waterspouts. As soon as it came ashore, we put out the tornado warning for it,” he added. East Coast storm leaves more than 100,000 without power, at least two dead 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Experts say that the phenomenon can occur when waterspouts pick up small marine life, such as fish or frogs, into the sky before they are dropped below. Residents of East Texas town report fish falling from sky 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Tyler said neither she nor any guests were in the bed-and-breakfast when the waterspout struck. A damaging tornadic waterspout barreled through parts of Smith Island 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Residents of the Italian city Licata have been sharing footage of multiple waterspouts forming off the coast on Tuesday. Multiple waterspouts hit Sicilian city of Licata 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Residents of Cienfuegos, Cuba, have been sharing footage of a waterspout which formed just off the coast, near the city, on Saturday October 16. Waterspout spectacle off the coast of Cuba 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Videos posted on social media showed a tree being uprooted and chairs and other objects being sucked into the air by the waterspout that formed at about 6 p.m. Several injured as tornado hits German port city 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z But there is no evidence of waterspouts or severe flooding in Texarkana that explains what was reported Wednesday, according to National Weather Service meteorologists. Residents of East Texas town report fish falling from sky 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Some fair-weather waterspouts, not associated with thunderstorms, do fit this description. A damaging tornadic waterspout barreled through parts of Smith Island 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z A waterspout is defined as a rotating column of cloud-filled wind that forms over water. Multiple waterspouts hit Sicilian city of Licata 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z A rare waterspout caused by a tornado has struck the German port city of Kiel, throwing people from boats and damaging property. Waterspout hits German port city of Kiel, throwing people from boats 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z "We are currently tracking waterspouts over marine and marshy area," National Weather Service New Orleans said. Hurricane Ida, 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm, to hit New Orleans on Katrina anniversary 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Thorne said no data evidenced a waterspout in the area, however, and said meteorologists didn’t receive any eyewitness reports of waterspouts from bodies of water near Texarkana. Residents of East Texas town report fish falling from sky 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z But tornado waterspouts, according to NOAA, “have the same characteristics as a land tornado” despite developing over open water — and can cause substantial damage upon landfall. A damaging tornadic waterspout barreled through parts of Smith Island 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Shrimp boat captain Aaron Callais said the bad weather started with small, quickly dissipating waterspouts that buffeted his father’s boat, the Ramblin’ Cajun. Capsized ship off Louisiana: 12 missing, 1 dead, 6 rescued 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Images posted on social media showed the waterspout looming over the German city. Waterspout hits German port city of Kiel, throwing people from boats 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z The waterspouts formed ahead of tropical depression 13 and 14 as they moved into the gulf. The biggest, wildest moments for weather in 2020 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z “As we looked at the storm and went back and looked at the data, we really didn’t find anything would indicate that there was any kind of waterspout.” Residents of East Texas town report fish falling from sky 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Such tornadic waterspouts sometimes accompany hurricanes and are occasionally experienced along the Gulf Coast, particularly western Florida. A damaging tornadic waterspout barreled through parts of Smith Island 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z A waterspout was spotted near a bridge moving toward the Tampa side of the bay. Tornado leaves thousands without power in Florida 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z One person feels its trunk and says it is a waterspout, whereas another feels the ear and thinks it must be a fan, and a third feels the leg and says it is a tree. Strange Supernovae Upend Expectations 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z The greatest risk for tornado or waterspout activity would be east of the center, particularly across coastal Mississippi or Alabama, or the Florida peninsula late Monday through Tuesday. Hurricane warning for New Orleans as Sally to bring dangerous surge and flooding to Gulf Coast 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z The fast-moving system brought strong winds and heavy rain and created a waterspout over the lake. Storm damages cottages, creates waterspout over lake 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z Reports of waterspouts churning off the Louisiana coastline cropped up around the state Thursday, as videos and images circulated on social media. Simultaneous waterspouts reported offshore Louisiana over Gulf of Mexico 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The storms also generated a waterspout over Lake Buyukcekmece, a large lake on the edge of the city. Waterspout roars across lake in Turkey as torrential rains lash Istanbul, killing Syrian refugee 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z The same system caused a waterspout to form over Lake Wright Patman near Texarkana, Texas, officials said. Tornado reported in Texas town where businesses, nursing home damaged 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Originally hung to scare off evil spirits, the monster’s head doubled as a hideous waterspout that drained rainwater down off the roof and out the beast’s mouth. The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z The waterspout was observed north of Moose Island on Lake Winnipesaukee. Storm damages cottages, creates waterspout over lake 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z One video shows up to six waterspouts in a row dominating the horizon southwest of Galliano. Simultaneous waterspouts reported offshore Louisiana over Gulf of Mexico 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Small hail and waterspouts over coastal waters are also a possibility with the system, although gale-force winds are no longer predicted. Storm update: Lower rainfall amounts but higher risk of thunderstorms in Southern California 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z The Texas Game Warden’s official Twitter account posted a video of the waterspout on Saturday. Tornado reported in Texas town where businesses, nursing home damaged 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, a shower capable of producing waterspouts was spotted off Half Moon Bay Saturday afternoon. Storm drops heavy rain, snow across Northern California 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z In Brunswick County, a waterspout roared ashore and caused major damage in the small town of Carolina Shores. North Carolina editorial roundup 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, another waterspout appeared briefly off the Florida coast – whipping down Golden Beach near Aventura and causing minor damage. Simultaneous waterspouts reported offshore Louisiana over Gulf of Mexico 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z “Today’s environment won’t be quite as favorable for waterspouts, but it’s certainly not out of the question,” he said. Twin waterspouts known as ‘cold air funnels’ danced over the Chesapeake on Tuesday 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Those storms prompted tornado and flash flood warnings Wednesday morning in the New Orleans area, with several people reporting waterspouts. New Orleans, Gulf Coast face flooding threat from likely Tropical Storm Barry 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z A number of whirlwinds and waterspouts would likely also be dancing. This volcano just erupted after nearly a century of silence. Astronauts captured the breathtaking scene from 254 miles above. 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z The waterspout was seen spinning for about 5 minutes before it briefly moved onto land and damaged up to 50 homes, Channel News Asia reported. Massive waterspout in Malaysia spins off shore before making landfall, damaging up to 50 buildings 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z But the most dramatic manifestation of the swift temperature drop may have been the waterspouts, which were captured in photos and videos shot by bystanders in places like Montauk and Niantic Bay. Had Enough of Snow? Try Frost Quakes, Waterspouts and Bitter Cold 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Then, toward the evening, a pair of waterspouts spun up over the Chesapeake Bay. Twin waterspouts known as ‘cold air funnels’ danced over the Chesapeake on Tuesday 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Rip currents, rough surf, and waterspouts are also concerns along the coasts, particularly on the right side of the storm. Hawaii braces for category five hurricane 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z The Reno office of the National Weather Service said the waterspout made contact with the lake at 4:27 p.m. Waterspout touches down on Lake Tahoe amid tornado warnings 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Tornadoes are typically the product of single storms and usually form over land, except in the case of some waterspouts. How Hurricanes Can Spawn Tornadoes 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z A sharp difference between the temperatures of the water and the air caused the waterspouts. Had Enough of Snow? Try Frost Quakes, Waterspouts and Bitter Cold 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The most visually impressive waterspout looms at the center of the image, with a more subtle funnel on the far left. Twin waterspouts known as ‘cold air funnels’ danced over the Chesapeake on Tuesday 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Both types of waterspouts appear more frequently in warm, humid regions, and as such they're often spotted in Florida. Rare Video Shows Twin Waterspouts Spinning Over a Beach 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z In chronicling the history of the storm, the Weather Service said a waterspout developed over the bay between Annapolis and Stevensville, Md., just south of the Bay Bridge. Tornado strikes Eastern Shore, leaving 1 hurt and houses, trees damaged 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z On the heels of Friday’s fierce thunderstorms, nature placed another spectacle before the eyes of the Washington region on Saturday when a waterspout formed in the Chesapeake Bay near the Bay Bridge. Waterspout forms near Bay Bridge, prompting alarm but no harm 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties were issued warnings of potential thunderstorms, hail and waterspouts. Angelenos, protesters: Prepare to get wet 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z While out of the ordinary, waterspouts over the Chesapeake are not rare. Twin waterspouts known as ‘cold air funnels’ danced over the Chesapeake on Tuesday 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z In Cortez in southwestern Florida, a rare sight was captured on camera: During a rainy day, two waterspouts emerged from a stormy sky at the same time, like straws poking through turbulent, gray storm clouds. Rare Video Shows Twin Waterspouts Spinning Over a Beach 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Tangled electrical wires hung from homes and poles like vines in a jungle and untended waterspouts trickled into the narrow alleys. Inside Rio's Elite Police Force 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z A waterspout spiralling above the sea in Suffolk provided a stunning sight on Saturday. 'Amazing' waterspout off Suffolk coast - BBC News 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Powerful waterspouts were created after a storm hit Playa Caimito in Cuba. Freak waterspouts on Playa Caimito in Cuba - BBC News 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z “That can be enough to vertically stretch any weak surface whirls into a waterspout,” Hofmann said. Twin waterspouts known as ‘cold air funnels’ danced over the Chesapeake on Tuesday 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z The National Weather Service describes waterspouts as belonging to two categories: tornadic and fair weather. Rare Video Shows Twin Waterspouts Spinning Over a Beach 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z During the cruise Thursday they said they saw two waterspouts and a lot of dolphins. Crash of whale-watching ship into San Diego pier caught on video 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z When they surface to exhale, they send waterspouts shooting up to 30 feet into the air.” Chasing the World’s Largest Animal in Sri Lanka 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z A waterspout was reported in the Potomac River near Cobb Island in Southern Maryland. Rain falls Saturday throughout the Washington region 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z The waterspout “showed weak rotation,” according to the National Weather Service, and barely made it onto land. Watch a Waterspout Whip Past a New Jersey Beach 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Video from 2015 shows a waterspout whipping over a New Jersey man's house. Rare Video Shows Twin Waterspouts Spinning Over a Beach 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Video on local television stations showed the waterspout moving from the ocean onto the sand, tossing a canopy and rolling the bounce house before lifting it into the air. 5 Things to Know in Florida for May 26 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Authorities said the two children were sent home Monday and a third child was in stable condition and being held overnight for observation after the waterspout lifted up the bounce house from the beach. Police: 3 children hurt when waterspout uproots bounce house 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Three children were injured Monday in Florida when the bounce house they were in was lifted into the air by a waterspout and carried several feet. 3 Children Injured in Bounce House Sent Flying by Water Spout 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z A waterspout touched down on Florida's Fort Lauderdale beach amid a Memorial Day crowd on Monday, lifting an inflatable bouncy house into the air and injuring three children, police said. Three hurt as waterspout sends bouncy house flying at Florida beach 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Video on local television stations shows the waterspout move from the ocean onto the sand and travel inland, tossing a canopy and rolling the bounce house before lifting it into the air. Police: 3 kids injured when waterspout uproots bounce house 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Along the coast, meanwhile, forecasters are cautioning sailors to prepare for rough seas with thunderstorms and waterspouts. Wind, rain, even hail in L.A. County's forecast through Friday 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Thunderstorms and waterspouts are possible over the coast, so forecasters are advising mariners to be prepared for a rocky ocean. Thunderstorms, waterspouts possible in L.A. County through Friday 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Until Tuesday, when a waterspout formed over an Arkansas lake, the U.S. hadn’t had a tornado in more than a month. 1 person killed when tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Arkansas 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The unstable and disorganized weather pattern resulted in hail in Orange County, waterspouts on Sunday in Los Angeles County and scattered showers with some communities receiving 4 inches of rain. The science behind hail on Southern California beaches 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Thunderstorms may also occur, which can increase the risk of waterspouts or small tornadoes, Dumas said. After devastating deluge, California gets 2 new storms 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Elsewhere Friday, a Mark Tarzian shot video of what appeared to be a waterspout touching down off Crystal Cove Beach in Newport Beach. Tornado touches down in South Los Angeles, damaging 5 homes 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z In addition to a downpour of rain, there were powerful wind gusts, topping out at 89 mph, and a five-minute waterspout off the coast near Los Angeles International Airport. California storm: 10 houses condemned; mandatory evacuations lifted 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Meteorologist Jeff Hood in Little Rock said a weak waterspout tornado briefly touched down in Bull Shoals Lake in Marion County in northwest Arkansas on Tuesday night. 1 person killed when tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Arkansas 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Meaney also captured a photo of a waterspout off Ocean County that day. Dangerous jellyfish found in Manasquan River 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z That warning expired at 12:30 p.m., once the waterspout was gone, Burg said. Waterspout triggers rare tornado warning in Puget Sound area 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z A spectacular waterspout swept across a Belgian beach causing damage along the shore. Zeebrugge beach hit by waterspout 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Hawley said there also were reports Sunday of a waterspout over Sebago Lake but it caused no damage and couldn’t be confirmed. Tornado confirmed in Limington, Maine 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The tornado formed over the bay, producing a waterspout that moved onshore as a tornado, Rusnak said. Two die after tornado strikes campground near Cape Charles, Va. The waterspout formed as unstable air brought heavy showers and thunderstorms to south Wales. Waterspout forms off Gower coast 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z But the problem is an interesting one, for unlike the waterspout, cannon cannot be employed to shatter an emptiness that stalks the more malignantly the emptier it is. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z According to witnesses, everything happened within a few seconds as the waterspout swept across the Zeebrugge beach knocking down beach chairs and booths, and damaging a terrace. Zeebrugge beach hit by waterspout 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z The horrors of the sea—its storms, hurricanes, whirlpools, waterspouts, impetuous and treacherous currents—rise vividly before our mental vision. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The storm was accompanied by thunder and lightning and waterspouts. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z They denied also that fish and toads can fall from the clouds, because it had not then been observed that waterspouts draw them up by suction and transport them from one place to another. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Then she stood silent for a moment or two, gazing in distress at the rain, which by this time was indeed a case of "cats and dogs," really waterspouts. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z There was a sharp flash of lightning, a loud clap of thunder, and down came the rain like the bursting of a waterspout. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z A rope, with one end on the box, the other end lost in the darkness of the tree, looked in the rain like a waterspout. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z If a child in the house is a wellspring of pleasure, then a child on a boat is nothing less than a waterspout. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z They were soon in the very centre of what appeared an interminable forest of waterspouts. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z A huge waterspout was formed in the bay, and passed inland. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Gregor and Irvine, and some of the others, asserted that when the waterspout struck the ships they were whirled up out of them and dropped into the lagoon some distance away. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z This exchange is effected mainly by the rains and the snows, the exhalations and the waterspouts. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z They spread out their dragon wings, and caught up the boisterous wind; they shot up waterspouts like towering fountains, of a blue and yellowish hue. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z A waterspout had wholly, or partially at least, broken on board of them. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The imagination rises to it as to whirlwinds and the noise of waterspouts. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z "Well, a waterspout is one thing, and a blizzard is the next," said Banta. The Haunted Mine 2011-10-28T02:00:23.833Z For some seconds she floundered in eighteen inches of tepid water, her horrified features mercifully obscured from the onlookers by a miniature waterspout. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Anyway, if it wasn't a snow-slide it was a cloudburst or a waterspout. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z Four grotesque Norman waterspouts break the string course between the cornice and a beautiful flat arcade under the arches, on which are half-length figures of saints and bishops. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Almost before the artificial waterspout had subsided the ship was settling rapidly by the stern. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z The National Weather Service issued the warning after receiving reports of waterspouts from weather spotters up and down the vast lake's western shore, which stretches from Indiana to Wisconsin. Midwest storms spawn dangerous waterspouts in Lake Michigan 2011-09-24T18:08:36Z The ship became full of waterspouts, large streams and jets curving away from every prominence. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Into the waterspout they flew, all six with their torpedoes still attached, and down into the ocean they fell, broken and sinking. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z Even at the calmest seasons, the beating of the sea makes the waterspout out at the hole, so that this is always a good mark to find the harbour of Guatulco by. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The rain was pouring down on the roof like a hundred waterspouts. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z He said the result was "a very unstable lower atmosphere that was just prime weather" for waterspout formation. Midwest storms spawn dangerous waterspouts in Lake Michigan 2011-09-24T18:08:36Z Though not a perfect waterspout, it was something very near it. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z There is a smell of burning in the air, in spite of the rush of deluging rain slanting down like waterspouts on to the earth. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Squalls of wind and rain occurred, and a succession of waterspouts travelled across the horizon; between-times and for the rest of the day, we experienced a dead calm, and rolled about on the swell. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z At the moment the deluge was like a bursting waterspout, and the yards were like a lake dotted with islands of lumber. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Whirlwinds of dust exactly like waterspouts in all but the material composing them, darkened the air every moment, and swept the ground with incredible fury. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Instantly a line of waterspouts shot high in the air accompanied by a simultaneous discharge of half a dozen mines. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Fie! is it for this thou art Prince, that thou mayst be a waterspout, which sucks up everything over which it passes into its crater? The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z A waterspout at sea is an identical phenomenon, though usually less violent. The Mentor: The Weather Serial Number 110; 1 July, 1916 2011-06-09T02:00:19.213Z The falling was now fired all over by flying sparks, and the fire speedily assumed the appearance of a huge waterspout of thick oily black smoke sky-high, shot with innumerable flickering tongues of crimson flame. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z The eclipse and the waterspout were nothing else than dust, and that day Odessa was swept cleaner than it will probably ever be again. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z All around the sea was lacerated by the ricochetting projectiles, which threw columns of spray high into the air, the pure whiteness of the artificial waterspouts contrasting vividly with the dark background of smoke. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z From one of the passages leading to the Pit, a cavern is reached, named the Turbine, owing to the noise from waterspouts resembling the sound of water falling into the pit of a turbine. Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z The waterspout, which towered above the mast of the trawler, travelled at a rapid rate, and in three minutes was out of sight. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Here at Pau we live in a deluge: it pours like a ceaseless waterspout; yet, so dry is the soil, that the rain never seems to make any impression. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z This was but the commencement of a waterspout. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z When all the land was sore stricken with grass and water famines, it had springs which never ran dry; 'storms' too fell above Corindah; also strayed waterspouts, while all around was dry as Gideon's fleece. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z As the captain had been informed that the firing of a gun would dissipate waterspouts, he was sorry that he had not tried the experiment. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Steering—as the ship had done—to avoid the waterspout, she had been continually altering her course, so that the captain did not exactly know whereabouts they were. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z And, “Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts; all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.” True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z But what mysterious affinity there could be between a waterspout in a calm, and a breeze springing up soon afterward, I leave my scientific friends to discover and explain. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z In the wild Maori country the paths are among a wilderness of boiling waterspouts, and in the open districts of the lower country one is sheltered by fern-trees, tall, graceful, and picturesque. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Gargoyle.—A projecting waterspout, usually carved in stone, more rarely formed of metal. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance The waterspout was advancing rapidly, the sea was lashed by the mighty waves, and the ship, like a nutshell, was being tossed against it. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Sebastien would not leave us again and became our shadow, sublimely indifferent to the rain which every now and then came down in waterspouts. Glories of Spain The young second mate was right, the waterspout appeared to be headed directly for the schooner. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy Saturday, 11th.On the 11th there was a violent gust of wind, which, in its passage over the lake, gathered up the snow in a column, similar to that of a waterspout. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea When a tornado moves off the land on to the ocean it may become what is termed a waterspout. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. The atmosphere around them was getting dark with mist, the waterspout was coming against them, and if that mass of water burst down on the ship it would founder at once. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z "There has been an earthquake, a very violent shock, which must have synchronized with the sort of waterspout in which the Queen Mary disappeared." The Tremendous Event "It's going away," murmured Luke, when once more the waterspout made a curve and then shot directly toward them. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy Hurricanes, accompanied by waterspouts, sometimes cause much devastation; but, on the whole, the islands are singularly free from such visitations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" But the weather has been beastly this voyage, as hot and steamy as I’ve ever known it; and there are a lot of waterspouts about too.” A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance All the eyes anxiously turned from the bit of paper to the waterspout, whirling round and coming ever nearer. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z After the vessel disappeared, the last of the waterspout fell upon the boiling sea. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar When it came up, the waters of the ocean followed, and there loomed up before those on the ship a waterspout ten or fifteen feet thick. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy Out of the depths of the pit a waterspout of fire shot suddenly, sending in every direction a shower of sparks. Black Diamonds Great waterspouts leaped from the surface of the sea. The Lost Warship Aha! it's a good thing I have witnesses here against you—you two rapscallions! setting waterspouts running all over people. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself Take her as she was, "Lethierry's Galley" was a good sea boat; but people felt, that in moments of danger from reefs or waterspouts, she would be hardly manageable. Toilers of the Sea Captain Ponsberry did not say much, but kept his eyes fixed on the waterspout, which was making fantastic curves across the bosom of the Pacific. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy It is a fact that whirlwinds and waterspouts sometimes carry living fish in considerable numbers and drop them on the land. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras One does not leave waterspouts entirely behind in the Gulf of Siam, on reaching the shore of this island. The Pearl of India They could see in the waterspout a huge serpent who elevated himself out of the ocean and reached his head to the skies. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Commander Page witnessed, far out at sea, seven waterspouts at once. Toilers of the Sea "A waterspout!" cried half a dozen in concert. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy I had scarcely entered beneath the hospitable roof of the hotel of the Eagle, before the rain fell in torrents, like a waterspout. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century There was a tremendous roar as a waterspout shot up from the surface of the sea. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers “The Algonkins say that birds always make the winds, that they create the waterspouts, and that the clouds are the spreading and agitation of their wings.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" There are the gust, the squall, the storm, the gale, the tempest, the whirlwind, the waterspout—the seven chords of the lyre of the winds, the seven notes of the firmament. Toilers of the Sea But in another moment the waterspout was an eighth of a mile distant. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy I stood in a mere waterspout; she herself was wet, not from my embrace only, but from the splashing of the storm. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Three 6-pounders crackled, and three shells threw waterspouts around the Winslow, but she was not struck. The Boys of '98 But when I came down from Panamint, to see where the waterspout had struck, 172and found it tearing in from Woodpecker Canyon, I said: ‘It is the hand of God!’ Wunpost From the midst of the dark roof a terrible arsenal appeared to be emptied out, hurling downward from the gulf, pell-mell, waterspouts, hail torrents, purple fire, phosphoric gleams, darkness, and lightnings. Toilers of the Sea "Thet's the closest I ever was to any waterspout," came from Luke, as he wiped his wet brow. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy The “House of Pieterse” appeared to his mind’s eye as a menacing waterspout. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland This demon was a waterspout, and waterspouts in China are attributed to the battles of dragons. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore If it wasn’t for that waterspout that washed away our road we’d be richer than you are, today!” Wunpost The sea is blown out of a waterspout as from a syphon; the storm observes the principle of the pump; the lightning issues from the sea as from the air. Toilers of the Sea The waterspout kept within sight for a good half-hour, although it did not come near them again. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy The waves murmured and broke at the entrance of the cave; the waterspout precipitated itself with a crash into the lower basin. A Romance of the West Indies In a second, it seemed, a waterspout was upon them and was pouring its tide into the roofless hut. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills “There she goes!” he cried; “it’s a waterspout, all right–but it ain’t going to land near here.” Wunpost Like the column in Holy Writ, the waterspout is dark by day and luminous by night. Toilers of the Sea On the day following the appearance of the waterspout the weather changed. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy "Was it very hard, going down the waterspout?" The Camp Fire Girls in the Mountains or Bessie King's Strange Adventure The Hebrew word would seem to mean, etymologically, "surges," "storm-tossed waters,"—"Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of Thy waterspouts." The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture And this waterspout, which had turned into a mighty cloudburst, would sweep one of them clean again. Wunpost The captain had, doubtless, worn ship just before this last heavy squall; and what he had taken for a great sea was probably a waterspout. Toilers of the Sea The night came on with drifting showers, which descended in torrents, lashing the naked plain, and battering our vehicle with the force and noise of a waterspout. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge They are intensely brilliant; sharply defined in their varying forms of jets, spikes, fountains, waterspouts; of rapid formation and speedy dissolution, seldom attaining to the vast dimensions of the more tranquil kind. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition We passed over miles of land desolated by a waterspout which broke on the mountains, rolling down a flood of water with vast quantities of earth and stone into the valley below. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men’s clothes. Wunpost The rain apparently was something like a waterspout. In the Tail of the Peacock Surely there is one of your waterspouts at last!” Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure As for the “——” night, instead of a drizzle he would have welcomed a waterspout. The Rough Road In this gulf some years ago a dreadful catastrophe occurred to a West Indiaman homeward bound, caused by one of the sucking clouds or waterspouts. A Sailor of King George Springs of water flowed out of the cliff in thick waterspouts, so that there was a continual splashing. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Happily Tetuan was exempt from waterspouts, and on days when the rain gave over for a time we rode, or, picking our way along the muddy streets, drank tea with some Moor. In the Tail of the Peacock I should really like to witness the genesis of a waterspout.” Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure "Well, then, it was a waterspout—or, perhaps, a beautiful rainbow—or something electric, or a phenomenon of some sort." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 We had seen two waterspouts in the morning between us and the land. A Sailor of King George Was it a waterspout, or a heavy sea rolling suddenly upon them? Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen “That dishes the waterspouts at the Hippodrome, the avalanches, everything!” The Bill-Toppers Derelicts are not fallen in with every day; nor is the overwhelming of a ship by a waterspout a frequent occurrence. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure The curtain ahead was again pierced by a retreating force of Cruisers beaten back on the protection of the Battle-Fleet and ringed by leaping waterspouts as the enemy's salvos pursued them. The Long Trick I have seen the thin nautilus trimming her sail, And the Geyser-like waterspout made by the whale; To this lord of the ocean there clung a whole bevy Of parasite barnacles waiting his ‘lev�e.’ The Quadrupeds' Pic-Nic In this weird climate it was the familiar yet dreaded waterspout! He The miserable old beldam! she stretched out her finger to the sky, and it was to bring down these waterspouts upon my head. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 Ah! there the two unite and you have the perfect waterspout. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure Am I the chap who climbed up sixty feet of waterspout a few short years ago and persuaded the clapper of the college bell to come down with me? At Good Old Siwash Was it of atmospheric origin—a thunderbolt or a waterspout? Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions During the time the waterspouts were in sight there were light puffs of wind from all points of the compass, while occasionally large drops of rain fell. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries Look, if there are not a number of dead fish which the waterspout must have sucked up. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek So you see the common expression of the whale-fishers, ‘There she blows!’ is a very good one; for sometimes, when the whale is very large, the spray looks like a small waterspout in the sea. Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner And then I could once more see the waterspout. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers But Jimmy did see the waterspout, spiraling skyward like the atom bomb explosion he'd goggled at in the pages of an old Life magazine, all smudged now with oily thumbprints. The Mississippi Saucer They came thicker and thicker, till they splashed down upon the river, throwing up miniature waterspouts all over it. In the Wilds of Africa “I say, David!” he shouted out, “what is this white thing in front—is it another waterspout, or a squall, or what?” Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek As Ropes steered across the Vega towards that gap in the mountains which is the door of the north, there came a waterspout of rain on the roof. The Car of Destiny Meanwhile the waterspout, whirling like a dervish, bore down upon the bark. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers It was a waterspout beginning to work within a quarter of a mile of the ship in the wind’s eye. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The pillar of salt, the whirling, horrible column of salt, like a waterspout That has enveloped me! Look! We Have Come Through! It was true enough; but, whether the leviathan of the deep had been caught in the maelstrom of the waterspout, or had gone towards it from choice, they could not tell. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek Columns like waterspouts hurled themselves across and over the reeling destroyer. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers Thus sucked up by the whirling cloud the waterspouts were formed, and dozens of them swept on across the sea beneath the hovering cloud. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers Leaving this harbour, the Resolution sailed for Queen Charlotte’s Sound, encountering on the way no less than six waterspouts of unusual size. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Suddenly a frightful sound was heard; a genuine waterspout fell upon deck, heaved up by an enormous wave. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras So he stared into the darkness, listened to the splashing waterspouts, 161 and, for the millionth time at least, eternally condemned the Old Colony railroad and his luck. Fair Harbor The salt sea spray was on my features; I heard King Neptune's angry shouts; I fought with whales and other creatures, and was pursued by waterspouts. Rippling Rhymes The waterspout, traveling with the speed of an express train, bore down upon me. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers Here for days they were tossed about, while the rain poured down in a perfect deluge, and to add to the terror of the seamen a waterspout was seen approaching, from which they narrowly escaped. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold I think that dragnets have often come down and have been mistaken for whirlwinds and waterspouts. The Book of the Damned The five streams, flowing through the delta of the Cotabato River, seemed to draw the vicious waterspout toward them, and on it went, directly in the wake of the doomed Dyaks. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old In the north-east a beam of sunshine stood like a golden waterspout, its foot in a little flood of glory. The Frozen Pirate But they boiled about the waterspouts and the roaring sound increased rapidly. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers Soon after sailing, while becalmed, two or three waterspouts were seen, which seemed terrible, as it was impossible to get out of their way. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Some accounts of seeming structure in whirlwinds and waterspouts are astonishing. The Book of the Damned Every element of his being, his very attitude, proclaimed that his spirit was pouring out a thanksgiving to his patron, whose prayers to Allah, the Merciful, had sent the waterspout to destroy his enemies. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old "They say to hit the waterspout in the centre where it joins the other from below will disperse it." Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims The sailing vessel which I had so joyfully discovered an hour ago, lay in the track of the waterspout. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers The waterspout Dampier describes as the small ragged part of a cloud, hanging down from the blackest part. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold "A waterspout; we are sinking!" they exclaimed, terror-stricken. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I Two other waterspouts now came into view, and subsequently a third, if not more, so that they felt as if completely surrounded by them. The Ocean and its Wonders To the waterspout succeeded light and baffling winds so that labor as they might, it was fully dark when the Pilgrim pinnace entered what is now Barnstable, then Cummaquid Harbor. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims I expected nothing more than to see the bark borne down and sunk under the weight of the bursting waterspout. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers At any rate, we could not conceive any other reason for these strange waterspouts, and as this seemed a very simple and probable one, we forthwith adopted it. The Coral Island They lay in anxious suspense for about a minute, when the crew of Captain Dunning’s boat was startled by the sudden apparition of a waterspout close to them, by which they were completely drenched. The Red Eric The storm continued all day, and at intervals the party in the boat beheld, through the driving clouds and rain, one or other of those towering waterspouts; which, however, did not come nearer to them. The Ocean and its Wonders It’s smooth as a blanket on the turf, and a clear spring bubbling at the root of a wide tree that would keep off the rain if it was to come down like waterspouts.” The Young Fur Traders The explosion sharply echoed across the sea, audible to my ears despite the huge roaring of the waterspout. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers A waterspout is a whirling body of water, which rises from the sea like a sharp-pointed pillar. The Coral Island This was caused by the latest waterspout choosing to cut the road instead of follow it. Six Months at the Cape Those prayers were answered, for the waterspouts gradually disappeared, and the boat got safe to land. The Ocean and its Wonders At the same time the windows of heaven were opened, and rain fell in waterspouts, drenching every one to the skin. The Settler and the Savage Then the rain burst upon them like a waterspout, and, mingling with the flying dust overhead, came down in the form of mud, mixed with flying sticks and stones, and grass, and prickly thistle-heads. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America The waterspout is then carried by the wind—sometimes gently, sometimes with violence—over the sea, sometimes up into the clouds; and then, bursting asunder, it descends in a deluge. The Coral Island “Pray what is a waterspout?” inquired the pacha; “I never heard of one before.” The Pacha of Many Tales They beheld a large cylindrical waterspout, extending, like a massive column, from the ocean to the dark and impending clouds. The Ocean and its Wonders Simultaneously followed the flashing of lightning, the rolling of thunder, and a deluge of rain like the bursting of a waterspout. Gryll Grange There were the breakers; we could see the white foam flying up like a vast waterspout against the leaden sky. Mountain Moggy The Stoning of the Witch We used often to see waterspouts in the sea. The Coral Island “I will describe it more clearly to your highness, for there is no one who has a better right to know what a waterspout is, than myself.” The Pacha of Many Tales Occasionally, when passing nearer to a ship than was deemed safe, a waterspout has been dissipated by a cannon-shot, as represented in our engraving. The Ocean and its Wonders As the first came near he fired, and down fell the waterspout with a rushing sound into the ocean. Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin It seemed as if a waterspout had broken over us. In the Eastern Seas Now, Jack thought that the little fish might perhaps have been carried up in a waterspout, and so sent down again in a shower of rain. The Coral Island Lightning as we used to have it in the East Indies, and the rain came down like a waterspout.” Nic Revel A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land When whirlwinds pass from the land to the sea they create waterspouts; of which we shall have something to say in another chapter. The Ocean and its Wonders I have no fancy, either, to be sent to the bottom by a waterspout.” Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin A waterspout had shot down the back of his neck. The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories “Well, then, let us away to the waterspouts,” cried Jack, going up to the bower for his bow and arrows.—“And bring your spear, Peterkin; it may be useful.” The Coral Island I’ve known a waterspout do even more damage than this; so let us be thankful!’ Tom Finch's Monkey and How he Dined with the Admiral Our present subject, waterspouts, obliges us to recur for a little to the atmosphere, which we dismissed, or attempted to dismiss, in the last chapter. The Ocean and its Wonders Miss Lodge wore a full-length leather coat and felt hat in which she looked ready to defy a waterspout or a tornado. For the Sake of the School Black clouds sink down towards the sea, violent waterspouts suck up the water in spiral columns which spread out above like the crowns of pine-trees, and deluges of rain come down, lasting sometimes for weeks. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People I am reminded by this that we have not yet discovered the nature of yon curious appearance that we saw near the waterspouts on our journey round the island. The Coral Island We knew we had seen something unearthly; even the captain and Lieutenant Freemantle, though they put down the damage to a waterspout for fear of alarming the men, knew differently, as we did. Tom Finch's Monkey and How he Dined with the Admiral Such are the usual appearances and actions of waterspouts. The Ocean and its Wonders In the midst of this waterspout, the gun exploded, the loggerhead having been applied an instant before, giving a sort of chaotic wildness to the scene in-board. The Two Admirals There is no eavesdropping—no gushing of waterspouts. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 I looked down upon the plain below, and I saw a vast, a prodigious volume of pulverized pumice stone, of sand, of dust, rising to the heavens in the form of a mighty waterspout. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Might it not have been a waterspout, or a bit of floating wreck, which you saw in the fog?” Tom Finch's Monkey and How he Dined with the Admiral Navigators have not had sufficient experience of the power of waterspouts to pronounce authoritatively on that point,—and it is to be hoped they never will. The Ocean and its Wonders Soon the heavens were opened, and the floods came down like a waterspout. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War As Mr. Meredith says in the book you gave me, "Rain, O the glad refresher of the grain, and welcome waterspouts of blessed rain." Gilbert Keith Chesterton The waterspout, rising to a height of five hundred feet, breaks in spray with a dull, sullen roar. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth ‘It’s only a waterspout, they come sometimes along with this appearance of the sea!’ Tom Finch's Monkey and How he Dined with the Admiral But this might not have been a very large waterspout; and it is not absolutely certain whether he was quite within its vortex, or was merely brushed by the skirts of its outer garment. The Ocean and its Wonders On the warmer seas, but often beyond the limits of the tropics, another class of spinning storms, known as waterspouts, may often be observed. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Something whined over the Maggie and threw up a waterspout half a mile beyond her. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates A waterspout, a liquid column of water, fell upon us. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Jean had never heard of waterspout or cloudburst or any modern name given to the Force whenever its leash is slipped for a few minutes. Old Kaskaskia If, in this experiment, we let the ball swing to and fro, the little waterspout will travel over its immature sea, carrying its whirlpools along with it. The Ocean and its Wonders As in the tornadoes, the waterspout begins with a funnel, which descends from the sky to the surface of the sea. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography The water broke into tiny waterspouts over a considerable area some two hundred yards short of the schooner, so Mr. Gibney raised his range to five thousand and tried again. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates "Had we been to Roscoff?" she had asked us on that memorable afternoon, when the clouds opened all their waterspouts and threatened the world with a second deluge. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891 Heads as grotesque as the waterspouts on old cathedrals craned through the darkness and up to the gallery posts. Old Kaskaskia The writer of the above suggests, with some degree of hesitation, that these fish were sucked up by waterspouts. The Ocean and its Wonders Like the tornadoes and dust whirls, the life of a waterspout appears to be brief. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography A waterspout lifted me from the clutch of the sea, and deposited me upon the dry land, close to the home of my infancy. Tales of the Chesapeake The clouds were gathering thick and fast, and burst in a waterspout of utter ruin. The Luckiest Girl in the School A ship's captain, five hundred miles out on the Pacific, had just reported sighting a great waterspout, accompanied by considerable wave turbulence. Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X The roughness of the sea forbade their attempting to hoist a sail in order to avoid the waterspout. The Ocean and its Wonders The special atmospheric conditions which bring about the formation of waterspouts are not well known; they doubtless include, however, warm, moist air next the surface of the sea and cold air above. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography It rained a waterspout for nearly five hours, and in consequence the small valleys leading down from the mountain were in some places thirty feet deep, for a time, in rushing water.... Round About the Carpathians As the dank-smelling waterspouts rise and break, she judges where the next grove of them will sprout. Sea Warfare In that waterspout we sat and waited while Dr. S. hunted up his friends; but apparently they had all left, with their flocks. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro There is no doubt that waterspouts are to a great extent, if not altogether, due to the presence of electricity in the air. The Ocean and its Wonders Their whirlings appear in size to be greater than those which produce tornadoes or waterspouts, but less than hurricanes or cyclones. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography The pack sucked in with the rush of a waterspout. The Way of the Wild Floods upon the Thames or Kennet Stimulate the brain of Bennett; While a waterspout foretells Fresh activities in Wells. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-10-06 Frederick had to listen to a second account of the Nordmania, of how the waterspout had plunged through the ladies' parlour and carried the piano down into the hold. Atlantis The clouds therefore descend to the sea, and, putting down their dark tongues, lick up the water thirstily in the form of waterspouts. The Ocean and its Wonders Anxious faces appeared at the windows, and from every door people came out, who began to run without knowing it, drawn along as by a waterspout. The House of the Combrays All he did—in fact, all he had time to do—was to call Third Mate Lorentzen, also an expert in waterspouts. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring So far, I praise the wisdom which has descried and steered clear of a waterspout ahead. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 That extraordinary phenomenon, the waterspout, so well known to and described by navigators, frequently makes its appearance in these parts, and occasionally on shore. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants A waterspout had burst up among the moorlands, and the river, in its power, was at hand. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader "Why!" said the astonished workmen to each other, "it feels as if the spring below had turned into a waterspout." Famous Stories Every Child Should Know This is rather far north for waterspouts so early in the year. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring When it rises to the surface the whole ocean surges, waterspouts foam, and typhoons rage. Myths and Legends of China A sensible difference was perceptible in the atmosphere; but the rain again began to descend, and for hours pelted like the dischage of a waterspout. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 One would be almost thankful if a cyclone or waterspout came along, if it were only to give the boys something to talk about. Winston of the Prairie Somewhere in the hills there had been a waterspout. Mavericks The waterspout, when it approached, took all the wind out of the fore-staysail of the steamship, which went blind, but the schooner-sail still kept full, and presently the fore-staysail filled again. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring The worst of it is, the wind is from the east, and evidently carries waterspouts with it. Willis the Pilot "I will describe it more clearly to your highness, for there is no one who has a better right to know what a waterspout is, than myself." The Pacha of Many Tales A waterspout stooped over the forest and sucked up a mass of crackling branches. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 When the cloud and the marine base of the waterspout move with equal velocity, the lower cone is often seen to incline sideways, or even to bend, and finally to burst in pieces. Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean From Authentic Accounts Of Modern Voyagers And Travellers; Designed For The Entertainment And Instruction Of Young People While the vessel was uninjured, the waterspout soon showed signs that it had received its death-blow. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring Yes, Master Ernest, there are typhoons, and the waterspouts of which I spoke to you before. Willis the Pilot The snow thus raised at times resembled waterspouts, but more frequently appeared like smoke issuing from the tops of the hills, and as such was at first represented to me. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 "Don't forget to roost under the waterspout you 463 started when you got funny," remarked the Woodpecker. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned A tall black column, like a whirlwind or a waterspout, appeared on the further side of the bay. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories The waterspout crop is generally more plentiful when thunder and lightning are on top, which is in warmer weather. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring "Remember Admiral Socrates, Willis," said Jack; "what I know best is, that I know nothing, and avow that God has other means of accomplishing his decrees besides typhoons and waterspouts." Willis the Pilot Every sea that the vessel shatters sends up a flying waterspout; and the frost acts with amazing suddenness, so that the spars, the rigging, and the deck gather layer after layer of ice. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour It would seem that a waterspout is caused by a whirlwind entering a cloud and gathering vapour together by its rotary action into such a heavy mass that it descends in the funnel shape described. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor From the horizon there rose up to the sky, like a whirlwind or a waterspout, a tall black column. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories He thinks an unusually large waterspout might possibly sink a very small vessel, say a pilot boat, but with a ship of ordinary size he considers bombarding a waterspout with cannon a waste of powder. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring The first touch of the waterspout carried away mast and sails and swept clear the deck. Dick in the Everglades A waterspout is a piece of a cloud hanging down in a sloping direction, sometimes bending like a bow, but never perpendicular. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. The gases of the powder, expanded by heat, forced back the atmospheric strata with tremendous violence, passing like a waterspout through the air. The Moon-Voyage The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath. The Man Who Laughs The waterspout was slowly but surely ceasing to be a waterspout when it disappeared from view in the misty distance some fifteen minutes or more from the time it was sighted. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring Another waterspout was forming and soon its roar filled their ears, while a towering mass seemed to spread over their heads, ready to fall upon and crush them. Dick in the Everglades At last, one day, Potts made a critical examination of the premises, and, guided by the noise, he finally located the cat in the tin waterspout which descends the north wall of the house. Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot How was I going to know that I was leaning over a waterspout, I should like to know! As Seen By Me It is in this cavernous darkness that in our climate the Polar waterspout makes its appearance. The Man Who Laughs The Slavonia's encounter with the waterspout took place in latitude 42 degrees 22 minutes north and longitude 52 degrees 35 minutes west. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring Coil upon coil it lifted itself into the air, towering like a waterspout, then stretched out a long, writhing, shivering neck to take her from the invisible arms that bore her to her doom. Paul Faber, Surgeon The waterspout, he saw at once, would as a mere object of precious metal be worth a tremendous sum. The Flying Legion But one season the unreliable waterspout made great and persistent endeavor to drown him and his people and horses. Tales of lonely trails "And the waterspout is a monster," said the doctor, adding, after a pause, "Here it comes." The Man Who Laughs Doubtless many of my readers have heard of the dreadful encounters of vessels with waterspouts, when the ship escaped destruction by firing a cannon-ball into the waterspout, thus causing it to break apart. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring Honeybunch reckoned not, and he didn't press the matter, but after they'd gone to bed and she'd dropped off to sleep, he slipped into his clothes and down the waterspout to the ground. Old Gorgon Graham More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son I know we'll get caught in a whirlpool, or in a waterspout, or some other dreadful thing! Bob the Castaway The only thing to which a tempest of rain in Italy can be compared is the bursting of a waterspout. Venetia I still hear the drops falling from the waterspouts; but there is a rift in the clouds, and a few stars are visible. Without Dogma No doubt the vessels of the present day are larger and stronger than formerly, and perhaps waterspouts have become smaller. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring Dawson's question made the reality of his position—moneyless, resourceless, friendless—burst over him like a waterspout. The Second Generation A cloud of thick black smoke shot high into the air, and as it rose a very waterspout descended upon the little ship. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles When they dropped in a river or canal, as sometimes happened, there was a waterspout. Fighting in Flanders I behold! eight kilomètres perhaps away—, ten monstrous waterspouts, reaching up, up, high enough—all apparently in one straight line, with intervals of nine hundred mètres, very regularly placed. The Purple Cloud On rushed the Slavonia, heading west by north: nearer came the waterspout, heading south by east. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring The huge waterspout observed off Guernsey last week "travelling towards France" is believed to have been making for the Peace Conference. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, January 22, 1919 Upon one occasion a man was praying upon the roof of his house and wept so bitterly over his sins, that the tears ran down the waterspout and flooded the rooms below. Christianity and Islam They come down in sudden whirlwinds, with the violence of a waterspout, and in a few minutes whole villages are buried…. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 As it reaches the water, a waterspout forms which is approximately 100 meters high. The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki By this flood, we may judge of the waterspout's power of suction. What is Property? You observed the waterspout running up beside the window; you observed the iron bar intended to prevent a window-cleaner from falling out? The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu We were nearing those shores where tempests are so frequent, that country of waterspouts and cyclones actually engendered by the current of the Gulf Stream. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea They saw white sails or tufts of smoke pass across the horizon, and if you had said that these were waterspouts, or the petals of white sea flowers, they would have agreed. The Voyage Out With his hair in disorder, and without his hat, he ran along the street as never man was seen to run before, overturning passers-by, rushing over the sidewalk like a waterspout. Around the World in 80 Days The sky was as black as night, and great waterspouts went whirling by like huge tops set spinning by the blasts. Classic Myths It was less the countenance of a proud lord than a carved head on some old waterspout. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship The electric light went out suddenly, and two enormous waterspouts broke over the bridge of the frigate, rushing like a torrent from stem to stern, overthrowing men, and breaking the lashings of the spars. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Now and then the giant missiles exploded under water and sent furious waterspouts leaping over her decks. The Cruise of the Dry Dock I was struck by a waterspout once in the Indian Ocean, and I thought that that capped the climax, but it was only a catspaw to this. The Second Deluge Notwithstanding my late boast about not fearing a shower, I hardly liked to go out under this waterspout. Villette A brief turmoil follows as if there were the bursting of some vast waterspout. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain “Well, this was the cause of the waterspout,” said Smith, holding up the broken tube. The Mysterious Island But our poet of to-day is likewise worthy of this favour; he shares our hatred, he dares to tell the truth, he boldly braves both waterspouts and hurricanes. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 Several times the car was deluged by waterspouts, and once it was actually lifted up into the air by the mighty suction. A Columbus of Space On the day succeeding our adventure with the waterspout, the wind died away, although the heavy clouds still hung about the horizon. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale If you walk under the houses you are drenched by the waterspouts; if you attempt the middle, there is a river; if you would go between both, there is the dunghill. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey At certain angles the wind made eddies in the air, and the snow, forming itself into high whirling columns, looked like those twisting waterspouts which vessels attack with cannon. The Mysterious Island For fully two minutes the waterspout quivered and vibrated in the air, when it collapsed as abruptly as it had appeared. Jack North's Treasure Hunt Or, Daring Adventures in South America As the day dawned the dull grey steamy clouds settled down on us once more, while the rain fell in a regular waterspout. Tom Cringle's Log It is hardly necessary to say we all breathed easier as the waterspout sailed majestically away, and in a few minutes was out of sight. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Whenever the waterspout drew near us we felt the wind grow sensibly cooler. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 The brig, lifted on the summit of a sort of waterspout, had just split in half; and in less than ten seconds she went to the bottom with her wicked crew!! The Mysterious Island From the depths of my being an uprush of joy, like a waterspout, sprang high to storm the skies. The Home and the World He had scarcely spoken when it began to pelt and rain again, as if a waterspout had burst overhead, but there was no wind. Tom Cringle's Log There is a waterspout after us," exclaimed Captain Turner, as we made our appearance, "and we must give it the slip, or be grabbed by Davy Jones. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The biggest waterspout that ever came down from the mountains could never come anigh the mill, but go right down the valley. Erema — My Father's Sin “Do you remember, my friends,” continued Smith, “that before foundering the brig was lifted up by a sort of waterspout?” The Mysterious Island He certainly had not slept five minutes before he slipped out from under the wing and slid down the lightning-rod and the waterspout all the way down to the ground. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Three waterspouts were seen a short distance from the ship, and are remarkable as being the first ones mentioned in the log. The Life of Captain James Cook A great waterspout lifted me out of the river. Children's Classics in Dramatic Form The waterspout thus sent forth half-drowned the enemy which had already come within a few yards of our starboard quarter, and effectually-scared the others. Across the Zodiac Great masses of water rose in the air like waterspouts, reaching as high as the masts, as the salvos of German shells fell short or went over their target. America's War for Humanity A debate in Parliament broke the waterspout as quickly as it had been formed. Lectures and Essays From the distant horizon - from the north where the waterspout still was - a long groan floated over the water. The Grey Lady He gathers treasures by his conquests, as the waterspout sucks up water by its strength, but it is to disperse them among his followers, as the cloudy column restores its contents to earth and ocean. The Betrothed Andrews's ears were full of the sound of racing gutters and spattering waterspouts, and of the hard unceasing beat of the rain on the pavements. Three Soldiers When passing over a portion of the lake, it presented the appearance of a waterspout. The Naturalist in Nicaragua They are no more than the waterspouts on the ocean, or the fleeting shadows on the hills. God and my Neighbour Far away to the north, at the point of contact with the horizon, a single waterspout rose like a black pillar from sea to cloud. The Grey Lady Then it crept up the waterspout to the Queen's palace, and killed the King's youngest daughter. Tales of the Punjab About evening, away on the horizon, there arose an answering cloud of smoke, connecting earth and sky, like a waterspout. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life Soon they were driven into their huts, for the rain turned into a kind of waterspout. Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales She sank back into the water, her bow leaping upward, a cloud of spray in her wake, like a waterspout. The War Terror The current of water bore him to the surface of the earth, and he was cast up on the ocean, in what was probably taken for a waterspout if any one saw it. Five Thousand Miles Underground Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth And the fourteen pillars, seven on either side, were prodigious waterspouts, monster spirals of the hue of storm, with flaring sweeps at top and bottom that welded roof and floor into one terrific whole. The Blind Spot All day the rain dripped on the roof and ran down the waterspouts, hurrying to the ground. Mr. Achilles First soap is rubbed on the dry boards, then vigorously scrubbed into a lather with wet brushes, and after that the lather is sluiced off with artificial waterspouts whizzed up the walls from full buckets. We of the Never-Never A waterspout so ingeniously contrived that, turned to the right it sends a small stream into a copper basin, and to the left into a bottomless close stool at some distance. It Is Never Too Late to Mend As it rose higher and higher, the professor, making frequent observations from his conning tower, cried out: "That is no waterspout!" Five Thousand Miles Underground Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth The huge waterspout columns, the terrific size of the auditorium, were none the less impressive for the incalculable horde that filled every bit of floor space. The Blind Spot Within, you walk the clattering flags of its dim, long aisles; without, you peer aloft to view its gargoyled waterspouts, leering down like nightmares caught in the very act of leering and congealed into stone. Europe Revised It was while the sluicing was in progress that Johnny had to be careful; for many buckets missed their mark, and the waterspouts shot out through the doorways and window frames. We of the Never-Never For a night and a day, the heavens were opened, and poured waterspouts as though the pent rain of nine months were being discharged. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life The ship was lowered about a hundred feet away from the waterspout. Five Thousand Miles Underground Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth When a volcanic island was created near Sicily in 1831, it was accompanied by "a waterspout sixty feet high." Atlantis : the antediluvian world Suddenly the water shot up in the form of a gigantic hourglass, and the "Albatross" was enveloped in the eddy of an enormous waterspout, while twenty others, black as ink, raged around her. Robur the Conqueror Even in the darkness, against the still faintly grey western sky, the spume could be seen rising like waterspouts. Huntingtower A waterspout, an immense liquid column, was beating upon the surface of the waters. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth At that moment a violent storm of thunder and rain burst upon us with a fury well known in the tropics; the rain fell like a waterspout, and the throng immediately fled for shelter. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile The rain fell like a waterspout, and the throng immediately fled for shelter. In the Heart of Africa The gun went off, and the waterspouts collapsed, and with them vanished the platform of cloud they seemed to bear above them. Robur the Conqueror She dropped her wool and sat on the waterspout, and tried to understand things. Idle Ideas in 1905 "But we must carefully avoid this waterspout, which would sink our raft in a moment." A Journey to the Interior of the Earth A dark spot had already gathered on her horizon, which was likely to fall in a very waterspout of rain. Framley Parsonage "Tremendous heavy rain!" he said at last; "coming down in waterspouts." The Island Pharisees I heard old Ahab tell him he must always kill a squall, something as they burst a waterspout with a pistol—fire your ship right into it! Moby Dick, or, the whale Mr. Sparrow called at number two, put his head in at the door, and then returned to the waterspout. Idle Ideas in 1905 I heard old Ahab tell him he must always kill a squall, something as they burst a waterspout with a pistol— fire your ship right into it! Moby Dick: or, the White Whale But at 12:53 in the morning, a deafening hiss became audible, resembling the sound made by a waterspout expelled with tremendous intensity. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea With his hair in disorder, and without his hat, he ran along the street as never man was seen to run before, overturning passersby, rushing over the sidewalk like a waterspout. Around the World in 80 Days Junior Edition Thus the negotiation hangs fire; and will do so,—till dreadful waterspouts come, and perhaps quench it altogether? History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 06 A waterspout could not have come down with more violence, and sundry big bruises warned Paganel and Robert to retreat. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant He had slept by it as by a world-forgotten pyramid; and been woke at midnight by the wings of stone and brass, the tramping of the tall pillars, the trumpets of the waterspouts. A Miscellany of Men The Nautilus's pumps have prodigious strength, as you must have noticed when their waterspouts swept like a torrent over the Abraham Lincoln. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Sabine felt that her ideas were whirling in her brain like straws at the will of a waterspout. Beatrix For, in the interim, withal, the English negotiation is as good as gone out; nay there are waterspouts brewing aloft yonder, enough to wash negotiation from the world. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 06 For eight days gales and squalls and waterspouts beat us from our course. Roads of Destiny As for the notary, he had temporarily lost his head in presence of political events which came upon him like a waterspout out of cloudless skies. The Lesser Bourgeoisie The electric light suddenly went out, and two enormous waterspouts crashed onto the deck of the frigate, racing like a torrent from stem to stern, toppling crewmen, breaking spare masts and yardarms from their lashings. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Suddenly he was sprinkled from head to foot, as if the earth had opened to make way for a waterspout. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Stanley turned over on his back and kicked with his legs till he was a living waterspout. The Garden Party and Other Stories Five or six mighty waterspouts in various stages of development were often within easy distance of us; once, indeed, we watched the birth, growth, and death of one less than a mile away. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales "The gourbi leveled to the ground!" he exclaimed, "surely a waterspout has passed along the coast." Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space About half a mile, in front of them, against a background of dark fog, a moving forest of tall waterspouts gyrated slowly and gracefully hither and thither. A Voyage to Arcturus In some places, the wind, eddying round the corners, formed the snow into tall whirling columns, resembling those waterspouts which turn round on their base, and which vessels attack with a shot from a gun. The Mysterious Island Tornadoes, hurricanes, waterspouts, and tidal waves were so many obstacles to the way of a ship on the sea and of a master on the bridge—they were that to him, and nothing more. The Strength of the Strong It was like a waterspout passing over the mill. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola Well, would you like to know what occasioned that waterspout? The Mysterious Island Tydomin explained that they were not waterspouts at all, but mobile columns of lightning. A Voyage to Arcturus "My friends," resumed Harding, "you remember that before she foundered the brig rose on the summit of a regular waterspout?" The Mysterious Island |
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