spindrift
[ spin-drift ]
/ ˈspɪnˌdrɪft /
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noun
spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea.
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Origin of spindrift
1590–1600; variant of Scots speendriftspoondrift
Words nearby spindrift
spindle side, spindle tree, spindling, spindly, spin doctor, spindrift, spin-dry, spin-dryer, spine, spinebash, spine-bashing
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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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