white out

British  

verb

1. (intr) to lose or lack daylight visibility owing to snow or fog

2. (tr) to create or leave white spaces in (printed or other matter)

3. (tr) to delete (typewritten words or characters) with a white correcting fluid

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noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

Moving slowly and dinging our bells to prevent collisions, the spectral silhouette of the temple appeared like Brigadoon, and we sought refuge next to an ethereal flautist to wait out the white out.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2023

Heine and his friend sculptor John Buckley built the great white out of fiberglass, then installed it on Aug. 9, the 41st anniversary of the day the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2022

STS causes the part of your brain that sympathizes with the misfortunes of others, if overexposed, to white out.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2022

She asked officials to transfer Officer Calcaterra, who is white, out of her unit because she had concerns for her well-being and safety.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2019

It was white, out of respect for her father’s death, but unlike my white sari, Chandra’s was made of fine muslin.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan