spindrift
pronunciation
How to pronounce spindrift in British English:
UK ['spɪndrɪft]
How to pronounce spindrift in American English:
US ['spɪnˌdrɪft]
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- Noun:
- spray blown up from the surface of the sea
Word Origin
- spindrift (n.)
- spray of salt water blown along the surf of the sea in heavy winds, c. 1600, Scottish formation from verb spene, alteration of spoon "to sail before the wind" (1570s, of uncertain origin) + drift (n.). "Common in English writers from c 1880, probably at first under the influence of W. Black's novels" [OED].
Example
- 1. The seagulls are busy seeking fish in the spindrift .
- 2. The name is descriptive of the spindrift , or sea spray , which forms over these rocks during westerly gales .
- 3. The tiny happiness just like the evanescent spindrift .
- 4. Do you still remember the dream with spindrift ?
- 5. Casual spindrift comes out in the ordinary square figure ; opening angle depends on your pleasure , easy and lively .