Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun whiteout

1 sense of whiteout

Sense 1
whiteout -- (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)
       => snow, snowfall -- (precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb whiteout

2 senses of whiteout

Sense 1
whiteout, white out -- (cover up with a liquid correction fluid; "white-out the typo")
       => cover -- (provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers")

Sense 2
white-out, whiteout -- (lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain)
       => lose -- (fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat")

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