whitecap

ˈwaɪtkæp

Definition

Definition of whitecap - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

oceanography

Rare

wave with a white crest caused by wind

Rare

The ocean was full of whitecaps during the storm.

breaker

comber

surf

birds

Rare

bird with a white patch on its head

Rare

I spotted a whitecap in the forest.

pied

history

Dated

member of a vigilante group wearing white hoods

Dated

The whitecaps were feared in the 19th century.

vigilante

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Images of whitecap

wave with a white crest caused by wind
bird with a white patch on its head

Origin of whitecap

English, white (color) + cap (head covering)

Examples of whitecap in a sentence

Sailors watched the whitecaps from the deck.
A whitecap perched on the branch above us.
The whitecap's call echoed through the trees.
Whitecaps enforced their own laws in rural areas.
The whitecaps' actions were often violent and unchecked.

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French:mouton, oiseau à calotte blanche, ...
German:Schaumkrone, Weißkopf, ...
Italian:onda bianca, testabianca, ...
Spanish:ola blanca, pájaro de cabeza blanca, ...
Portuguese:onda branca, pássaro-de-cabeça-branca, ...
Chinese:白浪, 白顶鸟, ...
Japanese:白波, シロキャップ, ...
Arabic:قِمَّة بَيْضَاء, طائِر ذُو قِمَّة بَيْضاء, ...
Hebrew:גַל קֶצֶף, צִפּוֹר עִם כֶּתֶם לָבָן בָּרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:белый барашек, белоголовка, ...
Ukrainian:барашок, білоголовий, ...
Hindi:सफेद लहर, व्हाइटकैप, ...
Bengali:সাদা শীর্ষ ঢেউ, সাদা দাগযুক্ত পাখি, ...
Catalan:blancall, capblanc, ...
Czech:bělásek, pták s bílou skvrnou na hlavě, ...
Danish:skumtop, hvidpande, ...
Dutch:breker, witkruin, ...
Greek:αφρόκυμα, πουλί με λευκό σημάδι, ...
Hungarian:tarajos hullám, fehér sapkás madár, ...
Khmer:រលកដែលមានកំពូលពពុះពណ៌សដោយសារខ្យល់, បក្សីមានស្នាមពណ៌សលើក្បាល, ...
Korean:하얀 물마루, 흰머리새, ...
Persian:موج سفید, پرنده سفیدسر, ...
Polish:grzywacz, białogłówka, ...
Portuguese (BR):onda branca, pássaro-de-cabeça-branca, ...
Romanian:val cu creastă albă, cap alb, ...
Swedish:vitskummande våg, vitkrona, ...
Thai:คลื่นยอดขาว, นกหัวขาว, ...
Turkish:beyaz tepe, beyaz başlı kuş, ...
Vietnamese:sóng bạc đầu, con chim đầu trắng, ...

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