whitecap
Example Sentences
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One evening, ominous, low-lying tube-shaped clouds known as arcus formed, and whitecaps appeared in the waves.
“This is a widespread big wave of things coming at officers at once rather than a small whitecap.”
From Washington Times
Blanketed in the book’s serene blue save for whitecaps in the distance, it’s a portrait of calm that mirrors his drawings of early Hawaiian islanders.
From Los Angeles Times
But gazing around on this brilliant spring afternoon, with the Washington Monument towering behind him and a brisk wind whipping whitecaps on the tidal basin, he didn’t feel any need to be introduced.
From Washington Post
It had been difficult for the crew to see them because of rough water, whitecaps and the angle of the sun.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
