spoondrift

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The spoondrift, too, came straight along our deck, over the taffrail, as if it would cut our legs off; for, though we flew at a pretty good rate, it flew faster.

From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald

A curtain of spoondrift hung above that awful reef and almost shut from the view of those ashore the open sea and what swam on it.

From Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper by Cooper, James A.

It was impossible to face the scud and spoondrift from the furious sea; but to leeward he caught a glimpse of a marsh flooded with salt water, its reedy vegetation beaten flat by the storm.

From Into the Primitive by Bennett, Robert Ames

She dodged occasionally to protect her eyes from the spoondrift which slatted so sharply across the deck and 156 into the cockpit.

From Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club by Marlowe, Amy Bell

The oil slick helped only a little; every few moments a wave with spoondrift flying from it would smash across the deck, volleying tons of water between rails, with a sound like thunder.

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman