spoondrift
/ˈspunˌdrɪft/
noun
- Spray blown from the tops of waves by the wind, especially during a storm at sea.
- The sailors were soaked by the spoondrift as the storm battered the ship.
- Spoondrift flew across the deck, making it hard to see more than a few feet ahead.
- From the cliff, we watched the spoondrift rise like smoke from the crashing waves.
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