spindrift

spin·drift  (spndrft)

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. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) spray blown up from the surface of the sea

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) powdery snow blown off a mountain Also called spoondrift

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

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

Translations

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