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whiteout

/ˈwaɪtaʊt/

Translations

whiteoutnoun

whiteouts

/ˈwaɪtaʊt/

voile blancMétéorologie.

The hikers were caught in a whiteout and had to wait for the storm to pass before continuing their journey.

Les randonneurs ont été pris dans un voile blanc et ont dû attendre que la tempête passe avant de poursuivre leur voyage.

correcteurTerme courant.

She used whiteout to correct the typo on her report before submitting it.

Elle a utilisé du correcteur pour corriger la faute de frappe sur son rapport avant de le remettre.

Additional translations

blancoFamilier.

Synonyms

snowstorm

visibility reduction

whiteout conditions

blizzard

whiteoutverb

whiteouted

Past Simple

whiteouted

Past Participle

whiteouting

Gerund

/ˈwaɪtaʊt/

corrigerAvec du correcteur.

She had to whiteout the error on the form before submitting it.

Elle a dû corriger l'erreur sur le formulaire avec du correcteur avant de le remettre.

Additional translations

effacerSens figuré ou par extension.

whiteoutadjective

/ˈwaɪtaʊt/

Used attributively in phrases such as "whiteout conditions"; treated as non-gradable.

aveuglantMétéorologie.

All flights were cancelled due to the whiteout conditions.

Tous les vols ont été annulés en raison des conditions aveuglantes.

Definitions

whiteoutnoun

A weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand, making it difficult to see the horizon or distinguish between the ground and sky.

The hikers were caught in a whiteout and had to wait for the storm to pass before continuing their journey.

A correction fluid used to cover errors in writing or typing on paper.

She used whiteout to correct the typo on her report before submitting it.

whiteoutverb

To cover a mistake in writing with a white correction fluid.

She had to whiteout the error on the form before submitting it.

To obscure or erase something completely, often used metaphorically.

The heavy snowstorm seemed to whiteout the entire landscape.

whiteoutadjective

Relating to or characteristic of the near-zero-visibility weather conditions known as a whiteout.

All flights were cancelled due to the whiteout conditions.