
: a pipe for carrying rainwater from a roof. Some whale watch guides can tell you the kind of whale that has just come to the surface, even before they see the animal, based on the height and shape of their spout. : a pipe or conductor through which a liquid is discharged or conveyed in a stream: such as. So the “spout” you see is not a fountain of water rather, it’s a stream of warm air being forced out of the whales lungs, aka the whale’s breath. 1a transitive to shoot liquid out with a lot of force Synonyms and related words + 2 intransitive/transitive informal to talk, especially for a long time or in a boring way We listened patiently while my uncle spouted a lot of nonsense. noun In turpentine-making, the projection of the lower gutter beyond the center of the face. This condensed water vapor looks like steam – the same thing happens when you “see your breath” on a cold winter day. To furnish or provide with a spout, in any sense: as, to spout a roof to spout a tea-kettle. This air is usually warmer than the air just above the surface of the ocean, so the water vapor (small particles of water carried in the air) condenses. And because its nose is on the top of its head, the air goes straight up. Up the spout definition: If you say that something is up the spout, you mean that it is wrong or it is no longer. Because the whale empties its lungs with such force, the air travels a great distances – 10, 20, even 40 feet. When a whale comes to the surface after a dive, it breathes out the “old” air quickly, all in one breath. Lorsque la fontaine était ouverte, un jet deau sortait. spout n (jet of water) (deau) jet nm : When the fountain was turned on a spout of water burst out. Le jet de la baleine sélevait haut dans les airs. In contrast, one of your breaths empties only part of your lungs. spout n (vapour from whales blowhole) (dune baleine) jet nm : The whales spout rose high into the air. One breath just about empties their lungs. To flow or shoot out with force in a jet. To gush forth in a rapid stream or in spurts.

Their lung muscles are strong enough to force almost all the air out at once. Spout Definition To shoot out (liquid, etc.) from or as from a spout. That means they have to take in and let out a lot of air quickly. Whales don’t breathe as often as you do they breathe only when they are on the surface of the ocean. But because whales live in the water their noses and lungs work differently from yours. Is a whale’s a fountain of water? Both whales and people use lungs and noses to breathe air.
