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

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fog bank

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

From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2023

Friday’s result: Volubile raced mid-pack early, turned into the fog bank on far turn, then emerged in mid-stretch and continued mid-pack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2019

The fog bank grew taller, like accumulating wealth, then broke up into twisting wraithlike ribbons as it was buffeted and caressed by currents.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2018

He does not address this issue specifically, or even address any aspect of modern navigational technology, but instead opens with a tale of two women who died while kayaking in a dense fog bank.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2013

What is meant to sound like an antislavery argument transforms itself in midpassage into a verbal fog bank that descends over the entire subject like a cloud.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis