spindrift
/'spindrift/ Cách viết khác : (spoon-drift) /'spu:ndrift/
Definition
- Noun:
- Spray blown up from the surface of the sea: "Spindrift" refers to the fine spray or droplets of water that are driven by the wind from the crests of waves.
Usage
- "Spindrift" is an uncountable noun used to describe a weather or oceanic phenomenon. It is typically used in descriptive contexts related to the sea, storms, or windy conditions.
Examples
- Noun:
- The strong wind whipped the spindrift into our faces.
- From the cliff, we watched the spindrift flying off the tops of the breaking waves.
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive Use: Often used poetically or in literary descriptions to evoke the atmosphere of a stormy or windswept seascape.
- The boat was enveloped in a cold veil of spindrift.
Variants and Related Words
- Spoon-drift: An older, now less common variant spelling of "spindrift."
- Spray: A more general synonym for liquid particles dispersed in the air, which can be used in similar contexts (e.g., sea spray, spray from a waterfall).
Synonyms
- Sea spray: The most direct synonym, specifically referring to spray from the ocean.
- Spray: A broader term for water or other liquid in fine droplets.
Related Phrases and Terms
- Blown spume: A literary phrase with a similar meaning to spindrift ("spume" means froth or foam).
- Spindrift clouds: A meteorological term for fragmented, wind-torn clouds, often seen in stormy conditions, drawing an analogy to the sea spray.
Noun
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spray blown up from the surface of the sea
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