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单词 spindrift
释义

spindrift /spinˈdrift/

noun
  1. The spray blown from the crests of waves
  2. Fine snow or sand driven by wind
ORIGIN: See spoon2 and drift

spoon2 /spoon/

intransitive verb
  1. (also spoom) to scud before the wind
  2. To run before a gale with reduced canvas (old nautical)
ORIGIN: Origin unknown

spoomˈing adjective (Keats)

Foaming

spoonˈdrift or (orig Scot and N Eng) spinˈdrift noun

Light spray borne on a gale

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