whiteout
noun
white·out
ˈ(h)wīt-ˌau̇t 
: a surface weather condition in a snow-covered area (such as a polar region) in which no object casts a shadow, the horizon cannot be seen, and only dark objects are discernible
also
: a blizzard that severely reduces visibility
Examples of whiteout in a Sentence
We got caught in a whiteout.
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The city has seen its fair share of whiteouts.
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Videos posted to Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu showed hikers shoveling snow off buried tents in blustery whiteout conditions.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The men climbed despite weather reports forecasting poor conditions later in the day, leading them to summit in a whiteout.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Dangerous winds, flash flood-inducing rain, and vision-erasing whiteouts are sometimes the cost of entry.
—Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2025
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Videos posted to Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu showed hikers shoveling snow off buried tents in blustery whiteout conditions.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The men climbed despite weather reports forecasting poor conditions later in the day, leading them to summit in a whiteout.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Dangerous winds, flash flood-inducing rain, and vision-erasing whiteouts are sometimes the cost of entry.
—Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Whiteout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiteout. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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