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spindrift::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | spoondrift |
| Type of | spray |
Examples of spindrift
spindrift
A spindrift of chopped parsley lay on the outer rim of each like green snow.
From the independent.co.uk
Throughout the day we'd been climbing through small cascades of spindrift.
From the guardian.co.uk
Above, plumes of white spindrift shoot into a cerulean blue sky.
From the ocregister.com
Poking my fingers through an opening, the spindrift if blowing harder than even the day before.
From the ocregister.com
If you're not cold and not frightened and if the sun is shining, spindrift can be very pretty.
From the guardian.co.uk
On powder days, skiers and boarders need to wipe spindrift from their goggles just to see the view.
From the dallasnews.com
More wands mark our kitchen in case the icy bits of spindrift get much worse and create a serious whiteout.
From the ocregister.com
Moderately high waves with breaking crests forming spindrift.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As we neared the apex of the col, spindrift lashed at our faces and we hunched our shoulders for protection.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Spray blown up from the surface of the sea
- Spindrift usually refers to spray, particularly to the spray blown from cresting waves during a gale. This spray, which "drifts" in the direction of the gale, is one of the characteristics of a wind speed of 8 Beaufort and higher at sea.
- Spindrift is a psychedelic rock band created by singer-songwriter-composer-producer-actor Kirpatrick Thomas. ...
- Spindrift, is a fast paced science fiction novel by Hugo Award winning author Allen Steele. He deftly addresses Fermi's paradox of why humans haven't found evidence of alien civilization by joining this to the question of rapid interstellar travel and by starting the action in 2288. ...
- "Spindrift" is the second single of Rush's 2007 album Snakes & Arrows. "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" was originally going to be the second single, but was shortly after changed to "Spindrift". ...
- Finely-divided water swept from crest of waves by strong winds.
- From the album "Snakes and Arrows" one of my favorite bands ever; Rush. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. ...
- Spray blown from the crests of waves.
- Loose, powdery snow.
