Meaning Of The Word Whiteout

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whiteout in American English
an optical phenomenon, usually in polar regions, in which the snow-covered ground blends into a uniformly white sky, greatly reducing the visibility of shadows, clouds, the horizon, etc. and one's sense of direction or distance
noun: a condition, found in polar regions, in which uniform illumination from snow on the ground and from a low cloud layer makes features of the landscape indistinguishable

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