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whiteout [′wīd‚au̇t]
(meteorology)
An atmospheric optical phenomenon of the polar regions in which the observer appears to be engulfed in a uniformly white glow: shadows, horizon, and clouds are not discernible; sense of depth and orientation are lost; dark objects in the field of view appear to float at an indeterminable distance. Also known as milky weather.
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As a team we have dealt with white-outs, where it was impossible to distinguish the snow from the sky, rubble fields of broken ice and temperatures as low as -42AC.
PARTY AT THE POLE! by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Anyone who remembers the great white-outs of the early '60s and '80s knows exactly how real snow can seriously affect our lives.
Enjoy it, it won't last by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Heavy snow showers and drifts caused chaos for motorists yesterday with some roads hit by dangerous white-outs.
BLIZZARD WARNING by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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