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Meanings of whitecap in anglès

A wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white.

Usage of whitecap in anglès
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A whitecap foamed above it and broke across in a snow-white smother.
The Sea-Wolf
2
I seem to see old Colgate's face beneath an occasional whitecap.
My Name is Legion
3
Hamilton's snorkel popped up for an instant and then vanished again beneath a whitecap.
The wave: in pursuit of the rogues, freaks and giants of the oce...
4
Bean-sized, it looked like a cartoon whitecap.
Spider bones: a novel
5
Not a whitecap was in sight.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
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She didn't want to be the whitecap on ground zero if Babineau gave him the wrong vitamin and killed him.
End of Watch
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Vor didn't have time to ask questions as the ripple of disturbed sand raced toward him like a frothy whitecap during an ocean storm.
Sisterhood of Dune
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The boat reared high in the boiling, seething waves, and the next whitecap wrenched the child from her hands, snatching it into the water.
Tess of the Storm Country
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There was a slight breeze coming in off the sea, scuffing whitecaps.
Broken angels
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Crescent Point, Whitecap and Teine did not respond to requests for comment.
Reuters
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Victarion missed the grey-green waters of home, with their whitecaps and surges.
A Dance with Dragons
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This time of night, all she could see were the curled whitecaps.
The next to die
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They had just come in and were looking about frantically for Whitecap.
The War Terror
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I saw nothing but whitecaps and foam, gleaming faintly in the darkness.
Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
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Reuters last week reported Whitecap was a front-runner in bidding for the asset.
Reuters
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Whitecap is the front runner for the asset, one of the people said.
Reuters
Whitecap through the time