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We have these in Whitefish Montana - it's foggy most of the time here which provides the moisture to create them.

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Quick take

Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of whitefish gathered in one view.

noun

Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.

noun

Any of several other fish, such as whiting (Merlangius merlangus) or menhaden (Brevoortia spp. and Ethmidium spp.).

verb

To fish for whitefish.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for whitefish.

noun

Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.

noun

Any of several other fish, such as whiting (Merlangius merlangus) or menhaden (Brevoortia spp. and Ethmidium spp.).

verb

To fish for whitefish.

noun

A beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale).

Example sentences

1

We have these in Whitefish Montana - it's foggy most of the time here which provides the moisture to create them.

2

Scrod is the name for a small whitefish; he was looking for a seafood restaurant.

3

I spend quite a bit of time every year in Whitefish Montana, and avalanche awareness is a big deal there in the winter time.

4

I think I could taste the spider's legs at least once (#4) and I find it hard to believe that the whitefish salad (Indigirka Salad, #2) could be that bad from it's description...

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Some chips are re-hydrated mechanically digested potato flakes with a dozen different binders, preservatives, and stabilizers, and most budget fish sticks are half miscellaneous whitefish scrap and half breading made from stripped grain and a dozen different binders, preservatives, and stabilizers.

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But one thing unique to Wisconsin is that some highways aren’t just single or double letters, but an abbreviation of their destination, like the road to Whitefish Dunes state park in Door County is “WD”.

7

I've heard stories of people taking the Empire Builder from Whitefish, MT to Seattle which leaves at about 10:30pm and gets you to King Street at 11:30am.

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Second, we tried going skiing in Whitefish Montana from Seattle and they made us take a bus to Spokane to "get the train back on schedule." We were something like 7 hours late getting to Spokane because of traffic and snow (not enough snow to mess up the train) and we missed a full day of skiing on our 2 day trip.

Quote examples

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But one thing unique to Wisconsin is that some highways aren’t just single or double letters, but an abbreviation of their destination, like the road to Whitefish Dunes state park in Door County is “WD”.

2

Second, we tried going skiing in Whitefish Montana from Seattle and they made us take a bus to Spokane to "get the train back on schedule." We were something like 7 hours late getting to Spokane because of traffic and snow (not enough snow to mess up the train) and we missed a full day of skiing on our 2 day trip.

Proper noun examples

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I've heard stories of people taking the Empire Builder from Whitefish, MT to Seattle which leaves at about 10:30pm and gets you to King Street at 11:30am.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use whitefish in a sentence?

We have these in Whitefish Montana - it's foggy most of the time here which provides the moisture to create them.

What does whitefish mean?

Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.

What part of speech is whitefish?

whitefish is commonly used as noun, verb.