whiteout

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English

Alternative forms

• white-out

Etymology

white +‎ out

Noun

whiteout (plural whiteouts)

1. a heavy snowstorm; a blizzard
2. an Arctic condition, caused by diffuse lighting, in which the horizon can not be distinguished and physical features are lost in the background
3. a white correcting fluid used to cover mistakes in typescript

Translations

a heavy snowstorm; a blizzard

• French: blanc dehors (fr) m

• Russian: пурга (ru) f (purga), буран (ru) m (buran), снежная (ru) (snežnaja) буря (ru) f (burja)

an Arctic condition, caused by diffuse lightning, in which the horizon can not be distinguished and physical features are lost in the background

• French: blanc dehors (fr) m, jour blanc (fr) m, temps laiteux (fr) m

• Russian: белая (ru) (belaja) мгла (ru) f (mgla)

a white correcting fluid used to cover mistakes in typescript

• Dutch: tipex (nl) m and f
• Finnish: korjausneste (fi)

• French: blanco (fr) m, tipex (fr) m
• Russian: замазка (ru) f (zamazka)

See also

• blackout
• brownout

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