fog bank

noun

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

fog bank

noun

1. a distinct mass of fog, esp at sea

Word History and Origins

Origin of fog bank¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

The truth is a blood-red fog bank rolled over all of us in Iraq and Afghanistan and never lifted.

From The Daily Beast

One year we were enveloped in a thick fog bank as we approached Menemsha Harbor.

From The Daily Beast

The huge sail thrust its yard high above the fog bank, and watchers on the river side saw it.

From Project Gutenberg

The East is a muddy sea with no bottom, and it swallows a man like a fog bank swallows a ship.

From Project Gutenberg

We were standing on the edge of the wharf, shut out from the world by a fog bank that left us to all intents alone.

From Project Gutenberg

The grey, heavy heave of the water; the great hull of the steamer backing into the bay; the gloom of the fog bank.

From Project Gutenberg

He pushed up through a fog bank at three thousand feet and reached blue skies.

From Project Gutenberg