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单词 spindrift
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
spin•drift  (spindrift′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Meteorology, Oceanographyspray swept by a violent wind along the surface of the sea.
Also, spoondrift. 
  • variant of Scots speendrift spoondrift 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spindrift /ˈspɪnˌdrɪft/ n
  1. spray blown up from the surface of the sea

Nontechnical name: spoondrift Etymology: 17th Century: of Scottish origin, possibly from a variant of obsolete spoon to scud + drift
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