whitecap

I backed up and stumbled as we braced ourselves to meet the wall of water that was now a whitecap above our heads.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2016

Wave upon wave of oceanic orchestral sounds — swirling strings, arpeggiated harps, droning brass and winds, the whitecap shimmer of multiple harps, bells, marimbas, vibraphones and keyboards — momentously evoked the Pacific.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2015

Here & there in the long groundswell of words a whitecap showed.

From Time Magazine Archive

With a frothy whitecap rushing down its face, the wave violently jarred the vessel and forced Ryan off balance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Much harden The water was running out against him, and every whitecap that struck him broadside sent water into the bottom of the boat.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

One evening, ominous, low-lying tube-shaped clouds known as arcus formed, and whitecaps appeared in the waves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

“It’s really important that the recreational boater — or even professional boater — recognize that when whitecaps turn up so fast ... it’s time to put on your life jacket and get off the water.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

But as quickly as the national craziness over aerial phenomena began, the military packed up and went home, leaving the answers encased in Arctic ice and under the whitecaps of Lake Huron.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2023

One recent day, a strong east wind rippled the bay with whitecaps out beyond the oysters.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022

Here and there, tendrils of its curling white churn seemed to rise up and peer about before collapsing again into the tidal flow like whitecaps sucked back into the surf.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor