spindriftˈspɪndrɪft/nounnoun: spindrift spray blown from the crests of waves by the wind. driving snow or sand. spindrift (ˈspɪnˌdrɪft) n1. (Physical Geography) spray blown up from the surface of the sea2. (Physical Geography) powdery snow blown off a mountain Nontechnical name: spoondrift [C17: of Scottish origin, possibly from a variant of obsolete spoon to scud + drift]