white horse

Thân thiện

A white horse gallops across the open field.

Definition

Noun: 1. A wave with a white, foamy crest: Specifically, a wave whose top (crest) is broken by the wind, creating a visible white, frothy appearance on the surface of the water.

Usage

The term "white horse" is used descriptively to refer to the visual phenomenon of white-capped waves, typically seen on windy days on oceans, seas, or large lakes. It is a poetic or colloquial term, not a technical scientific one.

Examples

• We watched the white horses gallop across the bay during the storm.
• The strong winds churned the sea into a field of white horses.
• From the cliff, you could see the endless procession of white horses marching toward the shore.

Advanced Usage

• "White horses" (plural): Commonly used to describe many such waves across a body of water.
  • The forecast warns of strong winds and white horses on the channel.

Variants and Related Words

• Whitecap (noun): The more common, standard term for the same phenomenon—a wave with a white, broken crest.
• Foam (noun): The mass of small bubbles that forms the white part of a breaking wave.
• Crest (noun): The top or highest part of a wave.

Synonyms

• Whitecap
• Breaker (when the wave is breaking onto the shore)
• Foam-capped wave

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Riding the white horses": A poetic or metaphorical phrase suggesting sailing on or braving rough, foamy seas.
  • The old sailors spoke of riding the white horses across the Atlantic.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white

Từ đồng nghĩa

• whitecap