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spindrift
CIDE DICTIONARY
spindrift, n.
Same as Spoondrift.
"The ocean waves are broken up by wind, ultimately producing the storm wrack and spindrift of the tempest-tossed sea." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spindrift, n. spray blown along the surface of the sea.
Etymology
Sc. var. of spoondrift f. spoon run before wind or sea + DRIFT
THESAURUS
spindrift
breakers, collar, foam, froth, head, lather, meringue, mousse, offscum, plash, puff, scud, scum, sea foam, shower, slosh, soapsuds, souffle, sparge, spatter, splash, splatter, spoondrift, spray, sprinkle, spume, stinging, suds, surf, swash, white waterROGET THESAURUS
spindrift
Bubble
N bubble; cloud, bubble, foam, froth, head, spume, lather, suds, spray, surf, yeast, barm, spindrift, cloud, vapor, fog, mist, haze, steam, geyser, scud, messenger, rack, nimbus, cumulus, woolpack, cirrus, stratus, cirrostratus, cumulostratus, cirrocumulus, mackerel sky, mare's tale, dirty sky, curl cloud, frost smoke, thunderhead, nephelognosy, nephograph, nephology, effervescence, fermentation, bubbling, nebula, cloudliness, nebulosity, bubbling, frothy, nappy, effervescent, sparkling, mousseux, frothy, up, cloudy, thunderheaded, vaporous, nebulous, overcast, the lowring element scowls o'er the darkened lands.For further exploring for "spindrift" in Webster Dictionary Online