white horses

Ocean's frothy peaks

White horses are ocean waves with foamy crests, the white caps that appear when wind whips the water's surface.

The term is poetic and slightly old-fashioned: We watched the white horses race toward shore.

Also called whitecaps.

waves

whitecaps

Foam-topped breaking waves

  • surfWaves near shore
  • crestHighest point or tuft
  • foamBubble-filled substance

spray · swell · breaker · spindrift · choppy · gale · squall · maritime · nautical · storm

equestrian

stallion

Intact male breeding horse

  • mareFemale adult equine
  • gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
  • maneNeck hair, horse/lion

hooves · canter · trot · neigh · equine · dressage · Lipizzaner · Andalusian · Arabian · charger

mythical

unicorn

Mythical one-horned horse

  • pegasusMythical flying equine
  • kelpieScottish drowning spirit
  • qilinAuspicious Chinese chimera

centaur · hippogriff · apparition · legend · folklore · enchanted · ethereal · spectral · phantom · mystical

coastal

chalk cliffs

Pale carbonate coastal walls

headland · erosion · limestone · bluff · escarpment · panorama · scenic · picturesque · landmark · vista

Categories
Opposites
sea state

white horsesmillpond

Dammed water powering machinery

glass · dead calm · still water · slack water · becalmed

visibility of wave features

white horsesgroundswell

Growing public sentiment

Family

white, horses, whiten, horseshoe, whitish, horseplay, horseman, whiteness, horsepower

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G