White-out (Verb)
Meaning
Lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Visibility quickly began to white-out as the storm rolled in, reducing our view to mere feet.
- The pilot's worst fear was realized as the aircraft started to white-out in the thick cloud of fog.
- Local news warned drivers that roads were starting to white-out due to the heavy snowstorm.
- Within minutes, the dense fog began to white-out the city, creating hazardous conditions for commuters.
- Weather forecasters issued a warning stating that the dense fog would cause areas to white-out by nightfall.