spindrift /ˈspɪndɹɪft/ noun2 •Sea spray (clouds of water droplets) blown from the tops of waves by the wind and whipped along the surface of the sea.The ocean waves are broken up by wind, ultimately producing the storm-wrack and spin-drift of the tempest-tossed sea. — 1900 •Clouds of sand, snow, etc., whipped along the ground by the wind. formsspindrifts