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white-out (n.)

1946 as an extreme snow condition on the U.S. prairie, from white as a verb + out (adv.). From 1977 as a liquid correction for paper.

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Definitions of white-out from WordNet

white-out (v.)
lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain;
Synonyms: whiteout
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