whitecap

white·cap

W5131200 (wīt′kăp′, hwīt′-)n. A wave with a crest of foam.

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white′capped′ (-kăpt′) adj.

whitecap

(ˈwaɪtˌkæp) n1. (Physical Geography) a wave with a white broken crest2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a member of a vigilante organization that attempts to control a community

white•cap

(ˈʰwaɪtˌkæp, ˈwaɪt-)

n. a wave with a broken and foaming white crest. [1660–70]

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Noun

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whitecap - a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears whitewhite horsemoving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)