spoondriftn.

/ˈspuːndrɪft/

Etymology: < spoon v.¹ + drift n.

Spray swept from the tops of waves by a violent wind and driven continuously along the surface of the sea. Now commonly spindrift n.

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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > foam or surf > [noun] > spray

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1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Spoon-Drift, a sort of showery sprinkling of the sea-water, swept from the surface of the waves in a tempest, and flying according to the direction of the wind.

1791 E. Nairne Poems 109 When the bold seaman can no longer brave The dreadful spoondrift of the foaming wave.

1840 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 3 181/2 A light-vessel..ever and anon submerged in the trough of sea, spray, and spoon-drift.

1847 J. C. Ross Voy. Antarctic Reg. I. 51 The violent gusts that rushed along the almost perpendicular coast line, raising the spoon~drift in clouds over us.

1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log 108 The hard black hills of water..being almost hidden a few hundred yards from the ship by this driving spoondrift.

in extended use.1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 644 Driving snow is also sometimes termed spoon-drift.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	spoondrift
释义	spoondriftn. /ˈspuːndrɪft/ Etymology: < spoon v.¹ + drift n. Spray swept from the tops of waves by a violent wind and driven continuously along the surface of the sea. Now commonly spindrift n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > foam or surf > [noun] > spray spindrifta1614 spray1626 spoondrift1769 scud1850 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Spoon-Drift, a sort of showery sprinkling of the sea-water, swept from the surface of the waves in a tempest, and flying according to the direction of the wind. 1791 E. Nairne Poems 109 When the bold seaman can no longer brave The dreadful spoondrift of the foaming wave. 1840 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 3 181/2 A light-vessel..ever and anon submerged in the trough of sea, spray, and spoon-drift. 1847 J. C. Ross Voy. Antarctic Reg. I. 51 The violent gusts that rushed along the almost perpendicular coast line, raising the spoon~drift in clouds over us. 1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log 108 The hard black hills of water..being almost hidden a few hundred yards from the ship by this driving spoondrift. in extended use.1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 644 Driving snow is also sometimes termed spoon-drift. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1769
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