spindrift
[ spin-drift ]
/ ˈspɪnˌdrɪft /
noun
spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea.
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Also spoondrift.
Origin of spindrift
1590–1600; variant of Scots speendrift spoondrift
Words nearby spindrift
spindleage, spindlelegs, spindleshanks, spindling, spindly, spindrift, spine, spine of scapula, spine-bashing, spine-chiller, spine-chilling
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British Dictionary definitions for spindrift
spindrift
/ (ˈspɪnˌdrɪft) /
noun
spray blown up from the surface of the sea
powdery snow blown off a mountain
Nontechnical name: spoondrift
Word Origin for spindrift
C17: of Scottish origin, possibly from a variant of obsolete spoon to scud + drift
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