Spindrift (Noun)
Meaning
Spray blown up from the surface of the sea.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- As the turbulent storm waves crashed against the rocky shoreline, plumes of spindrift rose into the air and danced away on the wind.
- When sailing in rough seas, a sailor must know how to protect herself from the biting spindrift that can soak through layers of protective clothing.
- From the vantage point of the lighthouse, the keeper watched in awe as spindrift was blown hundreds of feet in the air, creating a misty veil over the turbulent ocean.
- As the storm began to subside, bits of spindrift drifted gently across the calm surface, a peaceful aftereffect of the raging gale.
- From the cliffside, the landscape was veiled by a blurring cloud of spindrift that obscured the base of the stormy waves below.