spindrift

spin·drift

 (spĭn′drĭft′)

n.

Windblown sea spray. Also called spoondrift.

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[Variant of Scots spenedrift : spene (variant of obsolete spoon, to run before the wind) + drift.]

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spindrift

(ˈspɪnˌdrɪft)

n

1. (Physical Geography) spray blown up from the surface of the sea

2. (Physical Geography) powdery snow blown off a mountain

Nontechnical name: spoondrift

[C17: of Scottish origin, possibly from a variant of obsolete spoon to scud + drift]

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spin•drift

(ˈspɪnˌdrɪft)

n.

spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea.

[1815–25; Scots variant of spoondrift= spoon (of a ship) to run before the wind (of obscure orig.) + drift]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spindrift - spray blown up from the surface of the sea spoondrift spray - water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall

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Translations

spruzzi

spindrift

[ˈspɪndrɪft] N → rocío m del mar, espuma f

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