Look up: whitecap


  1. Whitecap
    The white froth on crests of waves in a wind (caused by the wind blowing the crest forward and over).
    Found op http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/swces/products/glossary.htm

  2. whitecap
    [n] - a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=whitecap

  3. Whitecap
    White'cap` noun 1. (Zoology) (a) The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead. (b) The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head. (c) The European tree sparrow. 2. A wave whose crest bre...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/33

  4. Whitecap
    White'cap` noun A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks. [ U. S.] -- White'cap` , v. --
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/33

  5. whitecap
    1. <zoology> The European redstart; so called from its white forehead. The whitethroat; so called from its gray head. ... The European tree sparrow. ... 2. A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?whitecap

  6. whitecap
    white horse noun a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=whitecap

  7. Whitecap
    • (n.) A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks. • (n.) A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening. • (n.) The European red...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/whitecap/

  8. whitecap
    (from the article `wave`) ...sharpen toward a point, a shape known as a conoidal wave. In deeper water the limiting height of a wave is one-seventh of its length. As it ... As wave height increases, the sharpening of the wave crest may result in instability and a breaking off of the crest, a process...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/33

  9. whitecap
    1) Big wave 2) Certain wave crest 3) Foamy wave crest 4) Moving ridge 5) Offshore sight 6) Wave 7) White horse
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/whitecap/1

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