defenitie white out:
Whiteout is a weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand. The horizon disappears and there are no reference points at all, leaving the individual without any orientation. It may be simply due to extremely heavy snowfall rates as seen in lake effect conditions, or due to other factors such as diffuse lighting from overcast clouds, mist or fog, or a background of snow. People can be lost in their own front yards during a true whiteout, when the door is only 20 feet away, and they would have to feel their way back. Motorists have to stop their cars where they are, as the road is impossible to see. Normal snowfalls and blizzards, where snow is falling at 1 or 2 inches per hour, are often incorrectly called whiteouts.
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