whitecap
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I backed up and stumbled as we braced ourselves to meet the wall of water that was now a whitecap above our heads.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2016
Wave upon wave of oceanic orchestral sounds — swirling strings, arpeggiated harps, droning brass and winds, the whitecap shimmer of multiple harps, bells, marimbas, vibraphones and keyboards — momentously evoked the Pacific.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2015
Here & there in the long groundswell of words a whitecap showed.
From Time Magazine Archive
With a frothy whitecap rushing down its face, the wave violently jarred the vessel and forced Ryan off balance.
From Time Magazine Archive
A whitecap tossed us beyond a cluster of rafts, most of them empty.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
But there are whitecaps on the horizon, suggesting rougher seas ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
Cefalu — a lifelong Tahoe boater and co-owner of Mile High Fishing Charters — noticed some whitecaps forming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
On Saturday the wind in our area seemed even stronger than Friday, as gusts reached more than 50 mph, trees toppled, and the dark waters of the Potomac River were whipped into waves and whitecaps.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2022
The best winter storm-watching combines lashing rain, high winds, monstrous whitecaps — and a warm and/or safe place to view the action at a distance.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
His eyes were flinty too, black and sharp, but the years and the salt winds had turned his hair the grey of a winter sea, flecked with whitecaps.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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