white out

white out

vb (adverb)

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

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

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

n whiteout

(Earth Sciences / 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

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"