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whiteout
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
whiteout
(noun)
whiteout
/
ˈ
waɪtˌaʊt/
noun
plural
whiteouts
whiteout
/
ˈ
waɪtˌaʊt/
noun
plural
whiteouts
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHITEOUT
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a type of snowstorm in which blowing or falling snow and clouds make it very difficult to see
We got caught in a
whiteout
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whiteout
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