单词 | spindrift |
释义 | spindrift[ spin-drift ] / ˈspɪnˌdrɪft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spindrift ON THESAURUS.COM nounspray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea. Also spoondrift. Origin of spindrift1590–1600; variant of Scots speendriftspoondrift Words nearby spindriftspindle side, spindle tree, spindling, spindly, spin doctor, spindrift, spin-dry, spin-dryer, spine, spinebash, spine-bashing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spindriftBritish Dictionary definitions for spindriftspindrift / (ˈspɪnˌdrɪft) / nounspray blown up from the surface of the sea powdery snow blown off a mountain Nontechnical name: spoondrift Word Origin for spindriftC17: of Scottish origin, possibly from a variant of obsolete spoon to scud + drift 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 |
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