spindrift
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spindrift
1. spray blown up from the surface of the sea
2. powdery snow blown off a mountain
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Spoondrift" is a northern or Scottish wordthat is an alternative to "spindrift," which usuallyrefers to the spray blown from cresting waves during a gale.
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