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Noun: whiteout  'wIt,awt
  1. An arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds
    "The expedition was delayed due to a whiteout that made navigation impossible"
Verb: white-out
  1. Lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain
    "The drivers had to pull over when they started to white-out in the blizzard"
Verb: white out
  1. Cover up with a liquid correction fluid
    "She whited out the typo on her resume"
     
  2. (printing) widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads
    "The typesetter whited out the text to improve readability"

Derived forms: whited out, white-outs, whiteouts, whites out, whiting out

Type of: cover, lose, snow, snowfall, widen

Encyclopedia: Whiteout

White out

White-out