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fog light

American  

noun

  1. an automobile headlight throwing light of a color intended to diminish the effect of fog, dust, etc., in the air.


fog light British  

noun

  1. another word for fog lamp

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fog light

First recorded in 1960–65

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With added fog light slots and different styles, you can be the best-looking rig on the trail.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021

Investigators say a car part helped lead police to Allard’s home, where police found her car with a smashed windshield and a missing fog light.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2016

He stopped her and mentioned that he thought a fog light on her car was out.

From Washington Post

He could even see the fog light up with a dull orange as the thunder shook the earth.

From The King in Yellow by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

It did seem as though the fog, light as it was, definitely impeded their wings.

From Angel Island by Inez Haynes Gillmore

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