fog bank

American  

noun

1. a stratum of fog as seen from a distance.

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fog bank British  

noun

1. a distinct mass of fog, esp at sea

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Etymology

Origin of fog bank

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

But this isn’t a legally enforceable standard—it’s a verbal fog bank.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2023

WINTHROP, Okanogan County — On the worst days, and there have been many, one can see nothing but white — a hot, suffocating fog bank that smells of burning wood and blots out the sun.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2021

It's like trying to land a plane when your radar is broken and there's a fog bank ahead.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2020

“The last thing you want to do is flying in at a high rate of speed, and then you fly into a fog bank or cloud,” Reyes said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2020

He wanted to talk about the garden under the ground, and wonder with her what it meant; he wanted to tell her what he’d seen beyond the fog bank.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman