NOUN | phenomenon | whiteout | an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see |
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VERB | contact | whiteout, white out | cover up with a liquid correction fluid |
change | whiteout, white-out | lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Broader | snow, snowfall | precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals |
Meaning | cover up with a liquid correction fluid. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | white out | |
Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
Meaning | Lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | white-out | |
Broader | lose | fail to keep or to maintain |
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