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whiteout

[ hwahyt-out, wahyt- ]

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noun

Meteorology.
1. 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.
2. a condition of heavily falling or blowing snow in which visibility is very poor.
an act or instance of whiting out with a correction fluid.
a white correction fluid used for this:
a bottle of whiteout.
a mistake, as in typing, that has been whited out with a correction fluid.

A warm, sunny day can quickly escalate into a freezing cold whiteout blizzard.

Snowstorms in the Northeast often make travel dangerous, cause whiteouts, and create emergency blizzard conditions.

We moved the tent about 300 feet lower on the descent ridge, performing the operation in the whiteout.

This is likely to be an intense, dangerous storm with heavy snow, high winds, and whiteout conditions.

Gusty winds will further reduce visibilities during this event with local whiteout conditions possible.

Driving from the Denver airport to Wyoming, I encountered an almost-otherworldly whiteout of a blizzard.

THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

For, at Penn State, the whitewash has replaced the whiteout, and the “Greatest Show” is nearing its end.

The Commissioner and the Chief Inspector were at one in concluding that the crash has occurred in a whiteout.

The term 'whiteout' has more than one meaning as being descriptive of weather conditions in snow-covered terrain.

Flying in a 'whiteout' of that description is no different from flying in thick cloud.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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