whitecap
noun
white·cap
ˈ(h)wīt-ˌkap 
: a wave crest breaking into white foam
—usually used in plural
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Sportier types flock to the coastal city to carve into Monterey Bay’s endlessly rolling whitecaps.
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Kate Dingwall, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2025
The island is so close to shore and the water in the bay, which the breeze had rucked into a frenzy of small whitecaps, didn’t seem to be giving the smaller fishing boats any trouble.
—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
The tip of the wave spills over and breaks into foam, or whitecap, releasing the excess energy.
—Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Keep this fact in mind the next time a scary Jaws scene pops into your head while wading knee-deep into the whitecaps.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Kate Dingwall, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2025
The island is so close to shore and the water in the bay, which the breeze had rucked into a frenzy of small whitecaps, didn’t seem to be giving the smaller fishing boats any trouble.
—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
The tip of the wave spills over and breaks into foam, or whitecap, releasing the excess energy.
—Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Keep this fact in mind the next time a scary Jaws scene pops into your head while wading knee-deep into the whitecaps.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for whitecap
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“Whitecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whitecap. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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