white horse

noun

Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.

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Meanings

white horse1

nounwhite horse (countable and uncountable, plural white horses)

plural white horses

  1. countableAny of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.
  2. countableA wave that is blown by the wind such that its crest is broken up and appears white and foamy; a whitecap.
  3. countableslanguncountableA recreational drug in the form of white powder: heroin or cocaine.
  4. countableuncountableA 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. SingaporecountablederogatoryuncountablegovernmentA soldier who is the child of a minister, high-ranking civil servant or officer, or comes from a highly influential family, who may receive preferential treatment from superiors.
  6. countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, horse.

White Horse2

proper noun
  1. Former name of Whitehorse.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white

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Broader
wavemoving ridge

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 白馬 /白马, 翰
  • 白馬 /白马 (báimǎ)literal white horse
  • 翰 (hàn)literal white horse
Czech šiml, (achaic) bron
  • šimlliteral white horse
  • (achaic) bronliteral white horse
  • (achaic) brůnaliteral white horse
Finnish valakki
  • valakkiliteral white horse
German Schimmel
  • Schimmelliteral white horse
Latvian baltiņš
  • baltiņšliteral white horse
Persian چرمه, الوس
  • چرمه (čarme)literal white horse
  • الوس (alus)literal white horse
  • خنگ (xeng)literal white horse
  • نیله (nile)literal white horse
Polish biały koń
  • biały końliteral white horse
Cite this entry
APA

white horse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20horse

MLA

“white horse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20horse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white horse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20horse.

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