spindrift.

1. Spray blown from wave crests by strong wind.

2. Fine snow lifted and carried by the wind.

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Words that belong together

• flying spindrift
• spindrift off the waves
• snow spindrift

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Spindrift blew inland from the breaking waves.

The ridge vanished behind a sheet of snow spindrift.

Salt spindrift stung their faces above the cove.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Also established for fine wind-borne snow or sand; uncommon but precise, not a general name for every spray. Usually mass noun; separate occurrences described as sheets or clouds of spindrift.