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white out

/hwahyt-out, wahyt-/US // ˈʰwaɪtˌaʊt, ˈwaɪt- //

灭白,白化,吐白沫,吐白沬

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Meteorology. 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.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.

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Examples

  • Quarter sized hail and complete whiteout in the debris-laden winds.

  • Snow Mode helps riders find trails and parking areas, highlights avalanche terrain and warnings, displays local weather conditions like snow data, and guides snowmobilers through whiteout conditions.

  • Marketing-wise, it would be difficult to eclipse a whiteout primetime matchup in Happy Valley.

  • Baecher came off the mountain a few days later, after she was turned around by whiteout conditions.

  • 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.