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Spindrift (more rarely spoondrift) is the spray blown from cresting waves during a gale. This spray, which "drifts" in the direction of the gale, is one of the characteristics of a wind speed of 8 Beaufort and higher at sea. In Greek and Roman mythology, Leucothea was the goddess of spindrift.
Spindrift refers to the spray or sea foam that gets blown from the crests of waves during a gale. This term is commonly used in maritime contexts. It can also refer to snow being blown off mountain tops or other high surfaces.
It is first found in O.Sc. in the forms spenedrift, spindrift, = 1., a.1600, then in Forbes as above as speendrift, 1754, then in the form spoondrift in 1769 in the Dict. of the Marine by Falconer (who was a Scotsman), which form became less common by the end of the 19th-c., when the form spindrift, was adopted as the modern usage.
1. : sea spray. especially : spray blown from waves during a gale. 2. : fine wind-borne snow or sand. Did you know? Spindrift first set sail in the mid-18th century under Scottish command. During its first voyage, it was known by the Scottish moniker "speendrift."
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There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun spindrift. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Apr 22, 2023 · Apr 22, 2023. Years ago, the verb spoon had a now obsolete meaning, “to run before the wind, to scud.” The origin of this sense is not known, but the similarity in sound to spume (from the Latin...
