white horse
a white-topped wave; whitecap.
Origin of white horse
1Other definitions for Whitehorse (2 of 2)
a town in and the capital of the Yukon Territory, in NW Canada.
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How to use white horse in a sentence
On the flats around the Whitehorse Rapids was a great largess of wild flowers.
The Trail of '98 | Robert W. ServiceThe little room was papered with a design of wild roses that minded me of the Whitehorse Rapids.
The Trail of '98 | Robert W. ServiceWe left our outfit here and began the journey down to Dawson, we had to shoot the far famed Whitehorse rapids.
Black Beaver | James Campbell LewisFor there, about two hundred yards away, were the dreaded Whitehorse Rapids.
The Trail of '98 | Robert W. ServiceThe eagle over at Whitehorse ranch had fought the cat most terrible.
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British Dictionary definitions for white horse (1 of 2)
the outline of a horse carved into the side of a chalk hill, usually dating to the Neolithic, Bronze, or Iron Ages, such as that at Uffington, Berkshire
(usually plural) a wave with a white broken crest
British Dictionary definitions for Whitehorse (2 of 2)
/ (ˈwaɪtˌhɔːs) /
a town in NW Canada: capital of the Yukon Territory. Pop: 16 843 (2001)
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