whiteout

Definition of Whiteout in English :

Noun

1. whiteout

an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds

Verb

2. white out, whiteout

cover up with a liquid correction fluid

Example Sentences:
'white-out the typo'

white out

3. white-out, whiteout

lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain

white-out

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Whiteout

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noun

Meteorology

an optical phenomenon, usually in polar regions, in which the snow-covered ground blends into a uniformly white sky, greatly reducing the visibility of shadows, clouds, the horizon, etc. and one's sense of direction or distance

Whiteout

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n.

1.

a. A weather condition in which heavy windblown or falling snow reduces visibility almost to zero.

b. A polar weather condition caused by a heavy cloud cover over the snow, in which the light coming from above is approximately equal to the light reflected from below, and which is characterized by absence of shadow, invisibility of the horizon, and discernibility of only very dark objects.

2. A fluid, usually white, that dries quickly and is applied to printed matter to cover mistakes.

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