white out

white out

vb (adverb)

1. (Physical Geography) (intr) to lose or lack daylight visibility owing to snow or fog

2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to create or leave white spaces in (printed or other matter)

3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to delete (typewritten words or characters) with a white correcting fluid

n

(Physical Geography) an atmospheric condition consisting of loss of visibility and sense of distance and direction due to a uniform whiteness of a heavy cloud cover and snow-covered ground, which reflects almost all the light it receives

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	white out - cover up with a liquid correction fluid; "white-out the typo" whiteout cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	2.	white out - widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication widen - make wider; "widen the road"

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