whiteout
Americannoun
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Meteorology.
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a condition, found in polar regions, in which uniform illumination from snow on the ground and from a low cloud layer makes features of the landscape indistinguishable.
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a condition of heavily falling or blowing snow in which visibility is very poor.
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an act or instance of whiting out with a correction fluid.
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a white correction fluid used for this.
a bottle of whiteout.
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a mistake, as in typing, that has been whited out with a correction fluid.
Etymology
Origin of whiteout
1940–45; whiteout ( defs. 2, 3, 4 ) noun use of verb phrase white out; whiteout ( def. 1 ) white + (black)out
Example Sentences
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Presidents Day also brought heavy snow to Northern California and the Eastern Sierra, with several feet predicted in the mountains and whiteout conditions near Mammoth Mountain and Lake Tahoe.
From Los Angeles Times
Presidents Day will also bring heavy snow to Northern California and the Eastern Sierra, with several feet predicted in the mountains and whiteout conditions near Mammoth and Lake Tahoe.
From Los Angeles Times
My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper clips, staples and whiteout—had to be postmarked by noon.
By Tuesday afternoon, many of the mountain cameras across the Golden State maintained by UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia camera network showed whiteout conditions.
From Los Angeles Times
Monday morning, after a weekend of snowsquall and whiteout conditions, the crew unloaded the cargo.
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