whitecap

[ hwahyt-kap, wahyt- ]

/ ˈʰwaɪtˌkæp, ˈwaɪt- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR whitecap ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a wave with a broken and foaming white crest.

Origin of whitecap

First recorded in 1660–70; white + cap¹

Words nearby whitecap

Whiteboy, Whiteboys, white bread, white bryony, white buck, whitecap, white cedar, Whitechapel, white chip, white chocolate, “White Christmas”

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Example sentences from the Web for whitecap

He is too near the water now; the glare and the dancing waves bother him; he loses his gleam of silver in the flash of a whitecap.
Wood Folk at School|William J. Long
A whitecap foamed above it and broke across in a snow-white smother.
The Sea-Wolf|Jack London
In a wave without a whitecap the water returns to practically the original point after completing a circle beneath the surface.
Climatic Changes|Ellsworth Huntington
And d'ye think I didn't see Mr. Whitecap going down, afore ye thought o' a row yerself?
Gwen Wynn|Mayne Reid

But the journey was a jubilant one, and they welcomed the first gleaming of Whitecap pond with whoops of delight.
The Rival Campers Ashore|Ruel Perley Smith

British Dictionary definitions for whitecap

whitecap

/ (ˈwaɪtˌkæp) /

noun

a wave with a white broken crest

US a member of a vigilante organization that attempts to control a community

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	whitecap
释义	whitecap [ hwahyt-kap, wahyt- ] / ˈʰwaɪtˌkæp, ˈwaɪt- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whitecap ON THESAURUS.COM noun a wave with a broken and foaming white crest. Origin of whitecap First recorded in 1660–70; white + cap¹ Words nearby whitecap Whiteboy, Whiteboys, white bread, white bryony, white buck, whitecap, white cedar, Whitechapel, white chip, white chocolate, “White Christmas” Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whitecap He is too near the water now; the glare and the dancing waves bother him; he loses his gleam of silver in the flash of a whitecap. Wood Folk at School\|William J. Long A whitecap foamed above it and broke across in a snow-white smother. The Sea-Wolf\|Jack London In a wave without a whitecap the water returns to practically the original point after completing a circle beneath the surface. Climatic Changes\|Ellsworth Huntington And d'ye think I didn't see Mr. Whitecap going down, afore ye thought o' a row yerself? Gwen Wynn\|Mayne Reid But the journey was a jubilant one, and they welcomed the first gleaming of Whitecap pond with whoops of delight. The Rival Campers Ashore\|Ruel Perley Smith British Dictionary definitions for whitecap whitecap / (ˈwaɪtˌkæp) / noun a wave with a white broken crest US a member of a vigilante organization that attempts to control a community Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whitecap rush, stream, swell, upsurge, rash, surge, tide, flood, outbreak, sign, crest, influx, movement, undulation, fold, billow, curl, breaker, line, furrow
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whitecap

noun

Origin of whitecap

Words nearby whitecap

Example sentences from the Web for whitecap

British Dictionary definitions for whitecap

noun

Words related to whitecap