spoon-drift

A small boat cuts through spoon-drift in the choppy sea.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Spray blown from waves: "spoon-drift" refers to the fine spray or mist of water droplets that is blown from the tops of waves by a strong wind, especially at sea. It is a variant spelling of "spindrift."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The sailors were drenched by the spoon-drift as the storm intensified. (The fine spray from the waves soaked the sailors.)
  • Spoon-drift clouded the view of the horizon during the gale. (The windblown sea spray obscured visibility.)

Advanced Usage

• "spoon-drift clouds": a descriptive term for clouds that resemble the fine, windblown spray of the sea.
  • The sky was filled with spoon-drift clouds, racing before the wind. (Clouds that look like sea spray moving rapidly across the sky.)

Variants and Related Words

• Spindrift (n): the more common spelling of "spoon-drift," meaning spray blown from waves.
  • The spindrift stung their faces as they walked along the shore. (The wind-driven sea spray was painful.)

Synonyms

• Spray: water droplets thrown into the air by waves or wind.
• Foam: a mass of small bubbles formed on the surface of water, often by waves.
• Mist: a thin layer of water droplets in the air, similar to spray.

Related Idioms

• "to be in the spoon-drift": to be exposed to the windblown spray of the sea.
  • The fishing boat was in the spoon-drift for hours, making the deck slippery. (The boat was constantly being hit by sea spray.)