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- noun Alternative spelling of
whiteout .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain
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Examples
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The National Weather Service called the storm"dangerous, multifaceted and potentially life threatening" on its website, predicting white-out conditions and extremely hazardous roads.
BLIZZARD TIME: Chicago Braces For Massive Winter Storm Jen Sabella 2011
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Ultimately, they perished in the white-out of a driving blizzard within miles from the final base camp.
Robert F. Brands: Innovation + Best Practices Win Race to South Pole - and Business Improvement Robert F. Brands 2011
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The remarkable white-out which has seen virtually all of the major jumps races in the north called off since November is set to claim another casualty, Wetherby having all but ruled out the possibility of hosting the Sky Bet Chase, after Doncaster was abandoned on Saturday, as part of their raceday this weekend.
Northern trainers frustrated as Wetherby opts not to take Sky Bet 2011
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The National Weather Service called the storm"dangerous, multifaceted and potentially life threatening" on its website, predicting white-out conditions and extremely hazardous roads.
BLIZZARD TIME: Chicago Braces For Massive Winter Storm Jen Sabella 2011
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The National Weather Service called the storm "dangerous, multifaceted and potentially life threatening" on its website, predicting white-out conditions and extremely hazardous roads.
BLIZZARD TIME: Chicago Braces For Massive Winter Storm Jen Sabella 2011
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We had somehow gotten lost in near white-out conditions, and the only way I could drive and stay on the road was to steer by the shrubs and weeds that were sticking up on the unkempt ditches on either side of the road.
Sacrifice Hugh Barlow 2011
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Of course, this all assumes that we know how to type on an actual non-electric typewriter (start stocking up on white-out now, people!), or can actually write with a pencil and paper.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch » Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Giving Up On Yourself Part One 2010
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I love seeing the zip-a-tone, blue lines, and white-out that you don't get to see in the printed comics.
Boing Boing 2009
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The idea is that you do everything in ink and if a mistake is made, you do a cross-out (not a scribble or white-out).
Loosen Up Your Writing Grip To Banish Pain | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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The National Weather Service called the storm "dangerous, multifaceted and potentially life threatening" on its website, predicting white-out conditions and extremely hazardous roads.
BLIZZARD TIME: Chicago Braces For Massive Winter Storm Jen Sabella 2011
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