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What is a whiteout?

What is a whiteout? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A heavy snowstorm; a blizzard.
  2. Any weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand causing the horizon and physical features of the terrain to disappear.
  3. Correction fluid (from the brand name Wite-Out).
  4. (sports, slang) A sporting event where all in attendance are urged to wear white apparel.
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And in Maine, police said a 59-year-old man died after his pickup crashed into a tree during whiteout conditions on Sunday night.
The only time we were unable to work outside was during the whiteout which occurred at the end of January.
Just before the helicopter touched down, the pilot lost his visual reference in whiteout conditions and blowing snow.
In the final moments of the approach, the flight proceeded in the presence of phenomena conducive to whiteout.
The real hazard in whiteout is the pilot not suspecting the phenomenon because the pilot is in clear air.
When a pilot enters whiteout conditions, he appears to be engulfed in a uniformly white glow.

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