noun · countable / uncountable · rare

whiteout

whiteout · whiteouts

пурга, буран, снежная буря, белая мгла

A heavy snowstorm; a blizzardA heavy snowstorm; a blizzard.

/ˈwaɪtˌaʊt/

» Do you have any whiteout? I left mine at home.

Meaning

7 senses

(countable, uncountable)A heavy snowstorm; a blizzard.
пурга́purgá, бура́нburán, сне́жная бу́ряsnéžnaja búrja
(countable, uncountable)Any weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand causing the horizon and physical features of the terrain to disappear.
бе́лая мглаbélaja mgla
(countable, uncountable)Correction fluid (from the brand name Wite-Out).
(countable, slang, uncountable)A sporting event where all in attendance are urged to wear white apparel.
(countable, uncountable)The simulated erasure of a file, etc. on a read-only volume.
(countable, uncountable)The suppression of a story by the media, analogously to deleting information with correction fluid.
(countable, uncountable)The silencing of voices and perspectives other than those of white people.

More definitions

an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds