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waterspout

weather phenomenon characterized by an intense columnar vortex that occurs over a body of water
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waterspout

Summary

waterspout has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[10].

Body

Definition and Type

waterspout is a type of tornado[2].

Influence

Things named for waterspout include Smerch[11], a monitor[12].

Why It Matters

waterspout has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] waterspout is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Entities named for waterspout include Smerch[11], a monitor[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · EPorto (WMB) · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q138638986
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  2. 4w ago · EPorto (WMB) · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → tornado
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Fluid dynamics
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9
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