fogbound

[ fog-bound, fawg- ]

/ ˈfɒgˌbaʊnd, ˈfɔg- /

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adjective Nautical.

unable to sail or navigate because of heavy fog.

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Origin of fogbound

First recorded in 1850–55; fog¹ + -bound¹

Words nearby fogbound

foetor, foetus, fog, Fogarty, fog bank, fogbound, fogbow, fogdog, fog drip, fogey, fog fever

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How to use fogbound in a sentence

In the meantime Tad Butler was keeping his lonely vigil on the fogbound plains many miles away.
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British Dictionary definitions for fogbound

fogbound

/ (ˈfɒɡˌbaʊnd) /

adjective

prevented from operation by fogthe airport was fogbound

obscured by or enveloped in fogthe skyscraper was fogbound

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