whitehorseとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From white +‎ horse.

• In Yukon, from the appearance of the White Horse Rapids, which looked like the manes of white horses.

固有名詞

Whitehorse

1. The capital city of Yukon, Canada.

   Synonym: White Horse (former spelling)

2. An unincorporated community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after a tavern.
3. A census-designated place in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States, named after a chieftain.
4. The City of Whitehorse, a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, named after the White Horse Inn, a former tavern.

名詞

white horse (countable and uncountable, plural white horses)

1. (countable) Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.
2. (countable) A wave that is blown by the wind such that its crest is broken up and appears white and foamy; a whitecap.
3. (slang) A recreational drug in the form of white powder: heroin or cocaine.
4. A large mass of tough sinewy substance in the head of sperm whales, just above the upper jaw and extending in streaks into the junk above it. It resembles blubber, but contains no oil.
5. (Singapore, military) A soldier who is the child of a minister, high-ranking civil servant or officer, or comes from a highly influential family; these soldiers are sometimes subject to preferential treatment in camp.
6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white,‎ horse.

派生語

• Vale of White Horse