spindrift

[ spin-drift ]

noun

1. spray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea.

spindrift

/ ˈspɪnˌdrɪft /

noun

1. spray blown up from the surface of the sea
2. powdery snow blown off a mountain

Word History and Origins

Origin of spindrift¹

1590–1600; variant of Scots speendrift spoondrift

Word History and Origins

Origin of spindrift¹

C17: of Scottish origin, possibly from a variant of obsolete spoon to scud + drift

Example Sentences

The Spindrift scientists were always in demand, and their faces grew gaunt as the days passed.

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Dalgetty locked moodily out at the beach and the waves and the smoking spindrift.

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Snowdrift of the mountains, Spindrift of the sea, You shall keep your kingdoms; Joscelyn for me!

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Snowdrift of the mountains, Spindrift of the sea, Let us part the treasure Of the world in three.

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Raw shuddering gusts whipped the sea till the ship lurched and men felt driven spindrift stinging their faces.

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