fogbound

American  

[fog-bound, fawg-] / ˈfɒgˌbaʊnd, ˈfɔg- /

adjective

Nautical.

1. unable to sail or navigate because of heavy fog.

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fogbound British  

/ ˈfɒɡˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. prevented from operation by fog

   the airport was fogbound

2. obscured by or enveloped in fog

   the skyscraper was fogbound

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Etymology

Origin of fogbound

First recorded in 1850–55; fog ¹ + -bound ¹

Example Sentences

But the uninhabited, fogbound rock is significant for its location in an area known as the "Grey Zone" – the site of a rare international dispute between Canada and the United States.

From BBC

That groping for signposts in a fogbound landscape was on display in remarks by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday morning.

From New York Times

His are fogbound fictions that leave themselves open to allegations of tediousness and pretension.

From New York Times

Thus the pervading mood recalls Hitchcock, and the title story breaks into a breathless chase down fogbound alleyways.

From Washington Post

That would require a controversial change in federal law, and to broach it even hypothetically points to the fogbound horizon facing economic policymakers.

From Reuters