waterspout
weather phenomenon characterized by an intense columnar vortex that occurs over a body of water
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waterspout
Summary
waterspout ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,028 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- waterspout is a type of tornado[2].
- waterspout's Commons category is recorded as Waterspouts[3].
- waterspout's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Waterspouts[4].
- waterspout's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
- waterspout's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[6].
- waterspout's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[7].
- waterspout's different from is recorded as whirlpool[8].
- waterspout's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001487[9].
- waterspout's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Information integrity on extreme weather events[10].
- waterspout's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[11].
Body
Definition and Type
waterspout is a type of tornado[2].
Influence
Things named for waterspout include Smerch[12], a monitor[13].
Why It Matters
waterspout ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,028 views/month).[1] waterspout has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] waterspout is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]
Entities named for waterspout include Smerch[12], a monitor[13].