<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Also called rainspout: A pipe running down the side of a building to carry away water from the gutter of the roof.</li><li>A spout, duct, or the like, from which water is discharged.</li><li>Meteorology: Also called fair-weather waterspout: A funnel-shaped column laden with mist and spray that develops on the surface of a body of water and climbs upward to the cloud that has spawned it.</li><li>Meteorology: Also called tornadic waterspout: A tornado that forms in a downward direction over a body of water, typically during a severe thunderstorm.</li></ul>