frozen fog

noun

ice fog.

ice fog

noun

(especially in the far north) a fog composed of minute ice crystals that form in the air in extremely cold temperatures.

Also called frozen fog.

Origin of ice fog

1855-1860

First recorded in 1855-60

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What is the cause of that hoar-frost which arises from frozen fog?

A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Such a frozen fog is an effective reflector of solar radiation.

Climatic Changes Ellsworth Huntington
Waseche, with lowered head, bored through the white smother that surrounded them like a wall of frozen fog.

Connie Morgan in Alaska James B. Hendryx

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