Spindrift
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Spindrift is the spray blown from cresting waves during a gale. This spray, which "drifts" in the direction of the gale, is one of the characteristics of a wind speed of 8 Beaufort and higher at sea.
Spindrift on stormy sea
Beaufort scale
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The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale. It was devised in 1805 by Francis Beaufort,
Spindrift
…blown from cresting waves during a gale. This spray, which "drifts" in the direction of the gale, is one of the characteristics of a wind speed of 8 Beaufort and higher at sea. In Greek and Roman mythology, Leucothea was the goddess of spindrift. Spindrift is derived from the Scots language, but its further…
A ship in a force 12 ("hurricane-force") storm at sea, the highest rated on the Beaufort scale
Sir Francis Beaufort
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