fog bank

noun

a stratum of fog as seen from a distance.

Origin of fog bank

First recorded in 1650–60

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Examples from the Web for fog bank

Historical Examples of fog bank

Suddenly the moon sailed out from behind a fog-bank and the sea was transformed.
Tales of Fishes
Zane Grey
The sun bursts through the clouds, and licks up the fog-bank.
A War-Time Wooing
Charles King
For a moment the fog-bank rose and a circle of ocean lay before them.
Sir Nigel
Arthur Conan Doyle
The breeze now freshened, and the fog-bank blew off and vanished; when lo!
The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. II of 2)
Michael Scott
At 10 A.M. on January 9, a fog-bank was observed in the east.
The Home of the Blizzard
Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for fog bank

fog bank

noun

a distinct mass of fog, esp at sea

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