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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Wave spray? #161374 08/08/06 06:05 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra OP addict OP Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Another word question: I just got back from Hawaii. I heard an word while I was over there for the spray or mist generated by surf, which in Hawaii, as everyone knows, can be very heavy; sometimes this "wave spray" even affects driving visibility and is mentioned in the weather report. I have forgotten the term, and it's bothering me. Does anyone know? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Wave spray? #161375 08/08/06 12:28 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky wow, our resident wise old woman, might--she lived there at one time. She doesn't check in here often enough any more, though, so you might want to send her a PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Wave spray? #161376 08/08/06 02:06 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin I didn't know there was a specific term for this, but I'm interested to know what it might be. I've only ever heard it referred to as ocean spray or ocean mist or impact spray and the like. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Wave spray? #161377 08/08/06 02:48 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX M Myridon addict Myridon addict M Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Using Onelook's reverse dictionary I came up with sea spray, spindrift, and haar (Scottish). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Wave spray? #161378 08/08/06 02:55 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Quote: Using Onelook's reverse dictionary I came up with sea spray, spindrift, and haar (Scottish). spindrift Also called spoondrift. ETYMOLOGY: Variant of Scots spenedrift [AHD4] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Wave spray? #161379 08/08/06 03:45 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Guess the Scots are a lot like the Eskimos, huh. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Wave spray? #161380 08/09/06 12:15 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada E Elizabeth Creith addict Elizabeth Creith addict E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada haardy haar haar Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Wave spray? #161381 08/09/06 06:35 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra OP addict OP Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Spindrift! That was it! Thanks again. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Wave spray? #161382 08/09/06 02:42 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky haardy haar haar Nice to see you again, EC--we've missed you. 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