Spout may refer to:
* A lip used to funnel content as on various containers like a
teapot
A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in boiling or near-boiling water and serving the resulting infusion called tea; usually put in a teacup. It is one of the core components of teaware.
Teapots usually have an ...
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pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...
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watering can
A watering can (or watering pot or watering jug) is a portable container, usually with a handle and a funnel, used to water plants by hand. It has been in use since at least A.D. 79 and has since seen many improvements in design. Apart from water ...
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driptorch
A driptorch is a tool used in wildfire suppression, controlled burning, and other forestry applications to intentionally ignite fires by dripping flaming fuel onto the ground.
Description
The driptorch consists of a canister for holding fuel ...
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cruet
A cruet (), also called a caster, is a small flat-bottomed vessel with a narrow neck. Cruets often have a lip or spout and may also have a handle. Unlike a small carafe, a cruet has a stopper or lid. Cruets are normally made of glass, ceramic, ...
, etc.
* A water spout from a roof, such as a
gargoyle
In architecture, and specifically Gothic architecture, a gargoyle () is a carved or formed Grotesque (architecture), grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing it from ...
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Downspout
A downspout, waterspout, downpipe, drain spout, drainpipe, roof drain pipe, rone or leader is a pipe for carrying rainwater from a rain gutter.
The purpose of a downspout is to allow water from a gutter to reach the ground without dripping o ...
, of a rain gutter
Natural and weather phenomena
* Spout, the action of a
geyser
A geyser (, ) is a spring with an intermittent water discharge ejected turbulently and accompanied by steam. The formation of geysers is fairly rare and is caused by particular hydrogeological conditions that exist only in a few places on Ea ...
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Landspout is a term created by atmospheric scientist Howard B. Bluestein in 1985 for a tornado not associated with a mesocyclone. The ''Glossary of Meteorology'' defines a landspout as:
Landspouts are typically weaker than mesocyc ...
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Waterspout
A waterspout is a rotating column of air that occurs over a body of water, usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud in contact with the water and a cumuliform cloud. There are two types of waterspout, each formed by distinct mechanisms. ...
, weather phenomenon
Waterfalls
* Spout, an alternate name for a waterfall
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Spout of Garnock, waterfall in Scotland
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Cautley Spout, waterfall in England
Other
* Water spout, an
element of a roller coaster element
* Air expelled through the
blowhole of a whale
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Snout Spout, fictional character in the ''Masters of the Universe'' franchise
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Spout Run, a small stream in Arlington County, Virginia, US
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Spout Spring, Virginia, US
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Spout Springs, North Carolina, US
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Spout Springs Ski Area, Oregon, US
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Spouting can, physics experiment
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Spurt (disambiguation)
Spurt may refer to:
* Secretory protein in upper respiratory tracts, a gene encoding a secretory protein
* Spurt (Dutch Railways), a trade name for certain Dutch Rail routes
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* Blood spurt
* Growth spurt
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