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white·cap
(wīt′kăp′, hwīt′-)n.
A wave with a crest of foam.
white′capped′ (-kăpt′) adj.
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whitecap
(ˈwaɪtˌkæp)n
1. (Physical Geography) a wave with a white broken crest
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a member of a vigilante organization that attempts to control a community
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white•cap
(ˈʰwaɪtˌkæp, ˈwaɪt-)n.
a wave with a broken and foaming white crest.
[1660–70]
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| Noun | 1. |  whitecap - a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears whitemoving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) |
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