spindrift

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Synonyms: spoondrift

Antonyms: spoondrift

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} [[sea|Sea]] [[spray#Noun|spray]] ([[cloud#Noun|clouds]] of [[water#Noun|water]] [[droplet]]s) [[blow#Verb|blown]] from the [[top#Noun|tops]] of [[wave#Noun|waves]] by the [[wind#Noun|wind]] and [[whip#Verb|whipped]] along the [[surface#Noun|surface]] of the sea.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} Clouds of [[sand#Noun|sand]], [[snow#Noun|snow]], etc., whipped along the [[ground#Noun|ground]] by the wind.

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