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whitecap

[ hwahyt-kap, wahyt- ]

/ ˈʰwaɪtˌkæp, ˈwaɪt- /

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noun

a wave with a broken and foaming white crest.

Origin of whitecap

First recorded in 1660–70; white + cap¹

Words nearby whitecap

whitebeam, whitebeard, whiteboard, whiteboy, whiteboys, whitecap, whitechapel, whitecoat, whitecup, whited, whited sepulcher

Example sentences from the Web for whitecap

He is too near the water now; the glare and the dancing waves bother him; he loses his gleam of silver in the flash of a whitecap.

Wood Folk at School |William J. Long
A whitecap foamed above it and broke across in a snow-white smother.

The Sea-Wolf |Jack London
In a wave without a whitecap the water returns to practically the original point after completing a circle beneath the surface.

Climatic Changes |Ellsworth Huntington
And d'ye think I didn't see Mr. Whitecap going down, afore ye thought o' a row yerself?

Gwen Wynn |Mayne Reid

But the journey was a jubilant one, and they welcomed the first gleaming of Whitecap pond with whoops of delight.

The Rival Campers Ashore |Ruel Perley Smith

British Dictionary definitions for whitecap

whitecap

/ (ˈwaɪtˌkæp) /

noun

a wave with a white broken crest

US a member of a vigilante organization that attempts to control a community