whitecap
noun
white·cap
ˈ(h)wīt-ˌkap 
: a wave crest breaking into white foam
—usually used in plural
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The bill sailed through the House but immediately hit whitecaps in the Senate as prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy groups raised murky legal concerns about the proposal, throwing it into limbo.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Top looks out on the Tagus River, choppy and windy today, whitecaps blowing on the water like bumps on snakeskin.
—Dana Vachon, Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
Our only chance was to quarter across the whitecaps.
—Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
By the time Bob reached it, the open water was 300 feet wide and building whitecaps.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Top looks out on the Tagus River, choppy and windy today, whitecaps blowing on the water like bumps on snakeskin.
—Dana Vachon, Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
Our only chance was to quarter across the whitecaps.
—Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
By the time Bob reached it, the open water was 300 feet wide and building whitecaps.
—Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Whitecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whitecap. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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whitecap
noun
white·cap
ˈhwīt-ˌkap
ˈwīt-
: the top of a wave breaking into foam
—usually used in plural
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