WHITEOUT

whiteout

(noun) an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds

whiteout, white-out

(verb) lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain

whiteout, white out

(verb) cover up with a liquid correction fluid; “white-out the typo”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

whiteout (countable and uncountable, plural whiteouts)

A heavy snowstorm; a blizzard.

Any weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand causing the horizon and physical features of the terrain to disappear.

Correction fluid (from the brand name Wite-Out).

(sports, slang) A sporting event where all in attendance are urged to wear white apparel.

(computing) The simulated erasure of a file, etc. on a read-only volume.

The suppression of a story by the media, analogously to deleting information with correction fluid.

The silencing of voices and perspectives other than those of white men.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary



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