white-waterv.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪtˌwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɔdər/,

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɑdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: white water n.

Etymology: < white water n.

Nautical colloquial. Somewhat rare.

intransitive. Of a whale: to splash with the tail so as to make the water white with foam.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [verb (intransitive)] > miscellaneous actions of whale

calvec1000

spout1683

blow1726

peak1839

sound1839

fluke1840

mill1840

breach1843

white-water1856

round1881

1856 C. Nordhoff Whaling & Fishing xii. 224 The mate, who was at the main royal masthead, sang out lustily, ‘There she whitewaters.’

1897 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ (1899) xiv. 170 There she white-waters! Ah blo-o-o-o-w!

1922 W. J. Hopkins She Blows! xxv. 246 The hail came down from aloft: ‘There she breaches! And white waters!’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white-water
释义	white-waterv. Brit. /ˈwʌɪtˌwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɔdər/, /ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɑdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: white water n. Etymology: < white water n. Nautical colloquial. Somewhat rare. intransitive. Of a whale: to splash with the tail so as to make the water white with foam. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [verb (intransitive)] > miscellaneous actions of whale calvec1000 spout1683 blow1726 peak1839 sound1839 fluke1840 mill1840 breach1843 white-water1856 round1881 1856 C. Nordhoff Whaling & Fishing xii. 224 The mate, who was at the main royal masthead, sang out lustily, ‘There she whitewaters.’ 1897 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ (1899) xiv. 170 There she white-waters! Ah blo-o-o-o-w! 1922 W. J. Hopkins She Blows! xxv. 246 The hail came down from aloft: ‘There she breaches! And white waters!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1856
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