spoondrift

• Substantiv, das die vom Wind von der Meeresoberfläche abgetragene Gischt oder den Meeresschaum bezeichnet; auch die feinen, mitgerissenen Wasser- und Schaumpartikel über den Wellen.

A noun referring to the spray or foam blown from the surface of the sea by the wind.

unzählbar

1. Sea sprayC2formal

   The fine spray or foam blown from the crests of waves by the wind, often seen during storms at sea.

   Gischt

   • The strong wind carried the spoondrift across the deck of the ship.
   • Spoondrift rose from the waves as the storm intensified.
   • The sailors were drenched by the salty spoondrift.

   Synonymefoamspindriftsprayspume