black fog

American  

noun

1. (in Cape Cod, Mass.) a dense fog.

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Example Sentences

In “The Last Murder at the End of the World,” Turton crafts a compelling whodunit within a dystopian, post-apocalyptic backdrop as Emory, a resident of a small, secluded island that holds the remainder of the world’s population, is driven to unravel the suspicious death of teacher, Niema, or face the fatal consequences: the defenses that keep a lethal black fog at bay will come to a halt.

From Seattle Times

Thick black fog fills the room.

From Literature

It’s not a sailboat but a steamship, and that black fog out in the distance is an acrid tornado from the smokestack.

From New York Times

All the newly formed monsters were crawling and hobbling in the same direction—toward a bank of black fog that swallowed the horizon like a storm front.

From Literature

Black fog spread farther across the room, covering Annabeth and Percy, billowing toward Hazel.

From Literature